by Thozama Ponti
For most entrepreneurs, finding our passion makes us feel alive and follow our inner guidance. Even though the journey is a difficult one, it’s a journey worth taking. Before we ventured into the business world, we started by deciding to discover our passions. It’s not as easy as it sounds, to find your passion.
Finding your passion, it’s a journey that takes long difficult hours of self-discovery, but it’s a journey you never regret venturing into. Once you discover your passion you decide to make a business of it, another yet difficult journey. We know that starting a business needs a strong plan and the drive to see it through and as entrepreneurs we know the complexity of trying to convince the world to believe, support and trust in our businesses.
Even though some will get it right from the moment they start their businesses, for others it’s long years of uncertainty, but PASSION keeps one going.
Entrepreneurs understand that the business world consist of its own seasons. Some months are sunny, and some months are cloudy, rainy, and even stormy. And it is these seasons that separate the strongest from the weakest. It is these seasons that others will pull through and others give up.
I have come to understand that having a personal or business strategy you use to take advantage of these seasons helps a lot. You get to know that whenever you are in a corner (this is what you can do).
Here are the strategies I use to get through these business seasons, and I hope they can help you to set up your own:
This strategic approach helps me to focus on what others are not focusing on, and focus on the plans for our seasonal days. Remember that when talking about stormy days in business, I mean those difficult days, etc..
After all, what made me start a business was the passion that I have for what I do, and no wind, rain or storm can stop me from doing what I do.
Thozama Ponti, from Bloemfontein in South Africa, is the founder and CEO of Wilmon Guidance and Development Institute. A company offering Career Guidance Education and Student Support Programs. She is also a Christian Inspirational Speaker and describes herself as God’s little girl, a teacher, a mentor, a mother, a daughter and most importantly a sister. Thozama believes that one of the purposes for her existence is to offer guidance, advise and support that will move people from discouragement to self discovery in order to make clear and right choices about their lives and careers and she does this through both Wilmon Institute and as a Speaker.
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