What would you do if you lost it all and had to start again?
It’s a perennially popular question asked of entrepreneurs and, indeed, anyone who has the guts to go out on a limb and create something of their own.
I’ve had a small taste of how it feels this week due to a family emergency which meant I had to pack one small bag in a hurry and travel miles from home.
You may have had something similar or you may even have lost everything…
But I can promise you that there is always a way back so long as you can believe that.
This week I am sharing inspiration and tips on how to do that which are also relevant to anyone who needs that shot in the arm to take the plunge, take the risk or simply re-energise.
Let’s start with this – the incredible tale of the Toilet Paper Entrepreneur who lost it all and won it all back.
To get the most out of this, do follow the links that pepper the story:
https://www.inc.com/tracy-leigh-hazzard/how-this-entrepreneur-lost-it-all-won-it-back.html
Then there are these 9 multimillionaires who also came back from stony broke – as it says here:
“You’re never so rich you can’t go broke and you’re never so broke you can’t get rich.”
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/335042
And what if you haven’t even succeeded in the first place?
Take heart from these stories of 8 hugely successful entrepreneurs who initially failed:
So far, so inspiring…
But you need some specifics to help you succeed from where you are right now…specifics like these 15 steps to starting a business from scratch even if you’re almost stony broke:
Which you can apply to these 106 online business ideas you can start today:
And these 107 low cost, online business ideas to start in 2022 here:
While also using these great tips:
https://www.oberlo.co.uk/blog/how-to-start-a-business
Along with this realistic, step by step guide to getting started in ecommerce:
Beyond all of that, it’s about self-belief and maintaining the kind of mindset that allows you to get back up or just get up in the first place.
Your TED talk this week is close to my heart because it’s something that has been, and is, vital to me…how creative writing can help you through life’s hardest moments:
