BRX Pro Tip: Entrepreneurs Make Mistakes
Stone Payton: [00:00:00] And we are back with BRX Pro Tips. Stone Payton and Lee Kantor here with you this afternoon. Lee, entrepreneurs make things. Entrepreneurs create services. Entrepreneurs disrupt the market. Entrepreneurs often enjoy tremendous rewards. And they certainly take a great deal of risk. And let’s face it, man, entrepreneurs make mistakes.
Lee Kantor: [00:00:25] Yeah. That’s something that when you kind of go on the journey of being a business owner or an entrepreneur, you’re going to do all those things. You’re going to kind of pedal to the ground. You’re going to be going boldly forward into areas that maybe no one’s been before. And then, inevitably you’re going to make some mistakes. You’re going to screw some things up.
Lee Kantor: [00:00:46] And personal accountability is critical, obviously, for the success of any business owner entrepreneur. But also so is some grace. You have to give yourself some grace knowing that, “Hey, you know, I’m moving fast and I’m breaking some stuff.” So, it’s how quickly that you admit that you made a mistake, how quickly you can fix the mistake that you made. That’s an important part of the job.
Lee Kantor: [00:01:10] Perfection is not an important part of the job. Perfection is impossible. So, don’t double down on bad strategy or an ineffective plan out of your pride. Your job is to figure out how to do the right thing as quickly as possible. So, mistakes are going to be made. That’s inevitable. You just got to kind of correct them and move forward as quickly as possible. That’s how you’re going to survive. That’s how you’re going to thrive. So, give yourself some grace and don’t be afraid to take risks, but just hold yourself accountable.
