Resilience is a key building block for success

Talk to any successful entrepreneur about how they have grown and sustained their businesses over time and the chances are the word resilience will come up in conversation. It’s one of the key building blocks required to create a genuinely sustainable business. But how exactly do you go about building this resilience on the entrepreneurial journey? The bottom line is that it all starts with you, the founder, the person with the vision for the business. Resilience comes from how you approach the world of business and how you handle the challenges you will undoubtably face. Firstly, it takes huge quantities of self-assurance, optimism, and self-belief, and very clearly defined goals at both a personal and business level. Secondly, it requires calm problem solving, the ability to find innovative solutions that push the traditional envelope. Thirdly, it needs a highly proactive approach to continuous communication and engagement with all those who are on this journey with you, from employees to suppliers, customers to family. Finally, it takes personal responsibility to ensure that promises are delivered upon, and that vision for the business is realised.