I'm 18 rn and learning a few skills and want to start a service based business/ agency in the Marketing field after my graduation( I have 4 years to go).
What habits, skills, qualities should I start following that will make me a better/ successful entrepreneur. Thank you!
How to train my mind as a entrepreneur/ business owner?
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Creativity , critical thinking, and discipline, and many others, most important I would say will be constantly learning and experimenting.
Stop watching gurus on YouTube, they’re all scam artists, all of them. Shark Tank, Rich Dad Poor Dad, Graham Stephen, day trading, dropshipping, whatever else YouTube shorts serves to you. It’s all scams, and they make affiliate revenue with investing platforms, Shopify, ads like Rocket Money, stream donations, crypto pump schemes, etc. Selling you (an idiot 18 year old) this dream of a rich life that you can obtain if you just have the right “mindset bro”.
Okay, now that that’s over. Go get good at something, and sell it. That’s literally it. Get into a field, get a job, and over time you find the pain points within an industry you can solve.
Good luck. Get a job, it’s a slingshot… Takes a bit to wind up and then suddenly you’re flying.
Consistency!
you’re already ahead just by thinking about this at 18. focus on fundamentals: learn how to sell, how to communicate clearly, and how to execute without motivation. build a bias for action, ship small things, talk to real people, and get comfortable with rejection early. stack skills over time (copy, basic analytics, client management), keep your ego low, and treat consistency like a non-negotiable habit. entrepreneurship is less about mindset hacks and more about doing boring things well, every day.
Learning the basics of sales helps a lot, if you’re a completely beginner just accept the fact that you will burn your first few leads, but that’s OK. Most of us undercharged or even just turned a lead off at our beginnings.
Hop on calls, don’t stress, get your hands dirty and keep improving. 🙂
Oh! I almost forgot build your network on LinkedIn, I can’t stress this enough. And also create an Upwork profile, to start getting leads from there too, there’s absolutely no issue with starting off as a freelancer and get some reps in that way. And will help you get used to getting on calls with prospects and pitching them your services.
hope it helps.
have a nice day! 🙂
Prepare for disappointment, and to hear the word “no” a lot. Embrace it as an opportunity to improve, and accept that whatever you offer won’t be for everyone.
Read widely. That doesn’t just mean “self development” books from gurus. Read sales books, books on discipline, books on psychology, books on negotiating, books on human habits, and so forth. You never know which one will give you an edge, and you can easily throw on audiobooks while cleaning, driving, working out, etc.
If you’re in a position where you can work your own hours or work remotely, commit. Too many people take this as a pass to sleep in, put in fewer hours, and hope that running the numbers game on Friday afternoon will make up for piss poor production the rest of the week. It won’t. For some people, it will. Assume that you won’t be one of those people.
Learn to make a friend. With everyone. You don’t have to like someone, but find something to like about them. Not everyone agrees with me on this, but I learned it in timeshare, and it will help you tremendously when it comes to establishing initial rapport with people you might not want to hang around with outside of doing business with them. The over exaggeration here is that if someone kicks a puppy in front of you, you should be able to compliment the shoes they used to do it.
Outside of that, just put in work, be honest, and crush it out there. 💪
Stop watching YouTube for random GYAN, and start reading books on the skills that you want to acquire. Habit forming is one of the essential skills, I would suggest reading Atomic Habits for it
The simplest way to train your mind as an entrepreneur is curiosity.
Always ask yourself: How can I create more value or make this better than it is right now?
When you start observing what people around you are doing and thinking about how it can be improved, optimized, or monetized, your mindset slowly changes.
Over time, without even realizing it, you begin to think like an entrepreneur.
Pick a sport you suck at and play with people stronger than you
Basically only experience can teach you. Do it, face the problem, solve it and you will have better mindset every time you have dealt with some problems
If you have the chance, I‘d suggest to join another startup. Could also be other students who are just getting started! Nothing beats the first-hand experience and really diving into it.
Especially in the marketing field, you could easily get your hands dirty with freelancing gigs and even earn a bit on the side.
Finally: stay updated on new tools. Marketing will likely change A LOT in the age of AI, so you want to come out of your studies up to date.
Plus I‘d second: get used to talk to people, understand their pain and needs, figure out how to tell the difference between „nice-to-have“ (doesn’t sell) and a real pain-solver (does sell).