Be flexible and open to learning new ways of doing things

There is a well known quote that goes: “Be stubborn about your goals, and flexible about your methods.” In the world of entrepreneurship, this is particularly relevant. On any business building journey, there will inevitably be unexpected roadbumps to get over, changes in the marketplace you didn’t see coming, challenges that test you to the limit. But the key is being flexible and open to doing things differently if the circumstances dictate that change is needed. The question is, are you able to change direction and be agile? Are you willing to try something new and learn new skills that will help you to adapt? Can you learn new things? Flexibility is one of those soft skills that can help you survive as an entrepreneur. The trick is to keep refining your overarching vision and goals to react to changing market dynamics; to be open to changing course if new opportunities arise; to not simply stick to one course of action because that’s what is in your business plan, but be flexible enough to embrace change and do things differently.