Four Quick and Crucial Tips for Women Entrepreneurs
It’s back-to-school season and that feeling of gearing up to succeed is contagious. The first lick of fall often nudges us to focus on our goals. It also reminds us that the year is 75% over and we need get in gear if we want to finish strong.
If you’re a woman and an entrepreneur, I want to offer you four quick yet crucial tips to help you nail your entrepreneurial pursuits this year and beyond. Check out my video below.
And if you can’t watch the video, here is the shorthand:
Four Quick and Crucial Tips for Women Entrepreneurs:
- Use the art of inquiry. Do not go in as a know-it-all. Ask questions. Form relationships- -it’s what women do naturally.
- Find the influencers. There are certain people that others listen to. Find those people and cultivate those people.
- WIIFM– “What’s In It For Me?” We all are motivated by something that is for us. If you need something, talk to your influencers and find out what they need and help them get that. Once you offer to help them, when you let them know what you need, they will be more likely to help.
- Ask for help. This opens doors. When you allow yourself to be vulnerable and take yourself off the pedestal, people are more likely to want to help you.
For some inspiration, check out these five women entrepreneurs who exemplify the future of work.
If you’d like me to elaborate on any of these tips, feel free to ask in the comment section below, send me an email, or find me on Twitter.
