These simple steps helped me quit my job for my own startup

Photo credit: Sasin Tipchai.

This piece is specifically written for those who are willing to get out of their comfort zone, create a positive change around them, and want to disrupt the status quo without fearing failure or what others think about them. This is for those who have a simple idea which they believe could transform the world or disrupt industries. This is for those who are whining every day about their 9 to 5 jobs and don’t know what to do.

I want to show you that you can do something about it.

I will be sharing my personal opinion, a glimpse of what it would take to be an entrepreneur, and some critical lessons I learned before making the decision to quit my job this year.

Is everyone on planet earth born an entrepreneur?

We were all born from a very sophisticated embryo which was genetically crafted in the most perfect shape you could ever imagine. The miracle of your existence alone is enough reason to believe in your talent and know that you are destined to be here for a reason. It did not happen by luck. It’s fate.

But even with fate, you need to put in the work. I don’t believe any business can succeed without putting your 101 percent work to it. Some people say, “I want to keep my pay slip to fund my startup.” But this perspective can completely jeopardize your startup and your being an entrepreneur.

Let’s look at an example of where discipline and hard work can take you—Michael Phelps.

Swimmer Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time with a total of 28 medals, had to swim 50 miles a week (that’s eight miles per training to prepare for the Olympics). He didn’t know how he was going to be a champion but he did his homework, prepared physically and mentally, and had faith and discipline. It’s the same thing with business: do your best, be prepared, and always remember you have to have faith.

Let’s all agree that 95 percent of great successful businessmen or entrepreneurs have the mindset of thinking outside the box. They:

• Are always creative
• Are very positive
• Enjoy discipline
• Look at problems and provide solutions
• Tend to disrupt the status quo
• Always believe in something bigger than themselves or bigger than their imagination or abilities
• Dream big
• Think big
• Lead and not follow
• Are more energetic than others
• Dislike following orders whether at work or in school (This is often one of the main reasons why they always fail in school.)

If you have or know someone who has any of these characteristics, know for a fact that you, or he or she, can do something great, but only if you believe in yourself. If you have all of that, then that’s 60 percent of the goal accomplished.

Now what is left?

Planning and taking the plan into action

How should you do that?

Here are some tips I personally exercised to establish Elmangos as a venture builder and consultancy, delivering powerful events: