Comments on: What is the One Quality you Must Have to Succeed in Online Business?

By: The Business Coach for Moms

The Business Coach for Moms — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 02:27:10 +0000

I ditto everything that was said here and I will add: the importance of not listening to other people. You have to intuitively KNOW what you’re capable of, even if you’ve never done it before. This allows you not to be distracted when others tell you that you need to be going in “dat” direction.

You also have to be oblivious to others opinions. When the business isn’t growing as fast as “they” think it should, or they’ve seen you fail a few times, you have to not “hear” their questions and criticisms and keep moving.

By: Jeanie

Jeanie — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 02:25:54 +0000

I learned perseverance is the key in business when I first started my brick and mortar store and only earned 30.00 every two weeks. I could have thrown in the towel,but I stayed with it and saw success. Now that I am closing the B&M and starting online I have to remember to hang in there until things get better and not give up.

Jeanie

By: Kim DeYoung

Kim DeYoung — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:33:56 +0000

Nicole – this is so timely. As entrepreneurs we are in our own isolated cocoon and we feel each and every little hiccup of our business as if it were a hurricane. Truth is it’s all part of the entrepreneurial journey but it’s incredibly lonely when you don’t have a person or group you connect with to share it honestly.

There’s so much hype on the internet as to what people say they’re doing and what we perceive they’re doing, that it’s really easy to assume that when we have our own problems that we’re the only one.

To stay sane (and enjoy the process) it’s really important to acknowledge what we did well, what we learned from, and what took action on from that learning.

By: Dani

Dani — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 11:54:07 +0000

Your opinion of yourself becomes your reality. The problem is, that very often we are to hard on ourselves. We tend to see only the things we did not achieve and take what we did for granted. It is, like you said, very important to give ourselves a pat on our own back every now and than. Thanks for that timeless post.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:15:10 +0000

In reply to Alan.

Yes. Love it.

New entrepreneurs run around like bunnies, chasing things and never give themselves the momentum that they truly should have from all of their efforts because it’s way too spread out.

One proven business model. Definitely.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:14:00 +0000

In reply to William A.K.A. 2Xtremeblogger.

Glad I could help you write a blog post. 🙂 I’m loving the discussion here.

I haven’t planned on a Blog Tour this summer, but I am scheduling some guest blogging for the fall. Nothing quite as big as last time, though.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:12:32 +0000

In reply to Michelle Schoen.

Agreed. And, one thing that you need to do to be organized is to know what is crucial to success and what isn’t… and that’s always a tough call, no matter what stage of the game you’re in.

Great comment!

By: Nicole

Nicole — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:10:59 +0000

In reply to Kelly McCausey. Amen, sister!

By: Nicole

Nicole — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:10:47 +0000

In reply to liz. Oh, I agree. It's much easier to hang on out Twitter and Facebook than to do an interview or write an article. Pushing that comfort limit is a toughie, but one that needs to be addressed. Definitely.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:09:47 +0000

In reply to Traci Knoppe.

Determination has been a big part of my business. I’m stubborn like a mule… and it helps. 🙂

See you soon, my friend!