The Average Entrepreneur

The Average Entrepreneur

All Failure is Relative.

How you measure yourself may be flawed. Here's a better option. OnFailure Part 9

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Jerry Everett
Mar 22, 2025
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One of the propelling motivations of many entrepreneurs is to create a better future.

That intrinsic orientation opens us up to a corresponding fault: We don't look backward, and when we do, we don't do it well.

To improve, we need to change how we look backwards using new habits and mindsets.

Here are three habits I've learned that can help any Average Entrepreneur:

  1. Make a written plan, state your objective, and set a time limit.

  2. Track your time. This enables you to match your time with your goals and find flow and focus. I use Toggle Track.

  3. Stop and review. Step back, look for where you spent time, and measure that against your goals.

Now, we need to apply a mindset I learned from one of my coaches, Dan Sullivan.

How we measure progress is key:

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