Small Business Entrepreneur
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The Real Meaning of Success

FAILEnoughToWin.com was created for the small business entrepreneur. FAIL is an acronym that stands for Find-> Act-> Interpret-> Launch. Each stage is interconnected in a way that will guide the small business owner along the road to success.

You can start the process at any stage or jump around and combine stages, depending on your personal goals.

In this section we will discuss the 3rd step, Interpret. Specifically you will learn how to collect and interpret the data that was collected during step 2, Act. As you Act you must gather data both internally and externally. The data must be collected, and interpreted, so it can be tweaked as you prepare for the final step, Launch.

The Real Meaning of Success

Let’s consider the original version of The Three Little Pigs story to help illustrate this step.

The Three Little Pigs is an excellent example that shows why it’s important to Interpret the situation daily and learn from your Actions before you Launch your new plan.

Unlike modern versions of the story, the original takes things one step further.

It allow us to learn from the mistakes of others and how not to waste time recreating the wheel. The third pig learned from the mistakes of Pig One and Pig Two who built their houses with straw and twigs respectively. Neither of those materials were strong enough to protect their assets, themselves in this case.

Pig Three learned from the mistakes of his brothers and built his home with the strongest material on the market, brick and mortar.

Successful Business Entrepreneur

As the story goes, the wolf still continued trying to eat Pig Three. Each day Pig Three would interpret the situation based on the data that he previously gathered. Each night he made a new action plan to ensure that he was always one step ahead of the wolf, or the competition in your case.

As a small business entrepreneur you are positioning yourself to be an expert in your niche. As you Interpret the data that you gathered WHILE taking action, you will use these lessons to ruthlessly and honestly determine your next steps.

Be Determined.

Interpreting data can be as simple as setting aside time each evening to think about:

How and why you failed? How can you find the fun in every fail?
What small tweaks can you make tomorrow to do things a little differently?
If you should adjust your elevator pitch to resonate more with prospects.

The third pig is the only one left standing at the end of the story. If we consider his craftiness and turn his cleaver moves into business strategies one might decide to:

Wake up an hour earlier to better position yourself and your company
Learn about your industry by perusing newsletters and on-line forums, participate in industry specific trade shows, or network with people in professions that compliment yours
Change your course of action by completely rebranding, adding or eliminating products/services, or partnering with another professional to expand your offering

What is an Entrepreneur?

In essence, an entrepreneur is someone who is willing to put in long hours, take less pay and cover multiple roles in their company. A successful business entrepreneur is a thought-leader and risk-taker.

As a thought-leader and risk-taker they appreciate the reward of being your in charge and find it more exhilarating than working for someone else.