If you’re an entrepreneur, or have an entrepreneurial spirit, you are probably driven by your vision. Even if it’s not fully formed, this vision is your focus, inspiration and fuel. But how do you transition from the imagination to the real?
“First you jump off the cliff and you build wings on the way down.” —Ray Bradbury
This sounds crazy, right?
Conventional wisdom says that you should look before you leap, but if you have an iota of entrepreneurial essence to your soul, part of you inherently rejects this wisdom.
Entrepreneurs, by and large, operate outside conventions. These are they who see what doesn’t exist, march to different drummers and chart their own courses.
However, there’s a difference between risk and folly. An entrepreneur takes calculated risks and is also comfortable with flux and the unknown. That said, part of any risky action is performing due diligence, whether that is researching your chosen industry; reaching out to others in related fields or drafting a business plan.
In so doing, you begin forming a network. These are the folks you turn to as mentors, guides and other resources as you move forward toward independence and fulfilling your dream—launching from the cliff, as it were.
Your network is your wings.
The really mind-bending thing is that your wings actually form themselves—triggered by your action. Once you step out in faith, your network activates in response in an effort to help you. If you’ve cultivated your network properly, the anchors within it will enable you to move upward more easily. These anchors are people who have probably achieved a level of success that enables them to operate from a position of stability and strength. They want you to succeed as well.
Choosing and nurturing a strong network is critical to achieving your independence. Abundance begets abundance. A strong network comprised of secure people will want you to achieve (or even exceed) their levels of achievement because they are not threatened by your success. Rather, they understand that abundance magnifies itself. The Whole is elevated by your success, rather than diminished by it.
Your responsibility is to determine what you can offer, focus on it, develop it and implement your idea through consistent action.
Leap.
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