4 Ways to Find Your Own Business Style The only way to develop a business style is step-by-step over time.
By Timothy Sykes Edited by Dan Bova
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Finding a style in finance will define how you react to changes and how you approach new situations. It's as important in business as it is in stock trading. Developing a business style and developing a stock trading system are extremely similar pursuits.
But I'm not going to pretend that it's easy to do. It will take time and you do have to be willing to work at it. Here are my four ways of finding your own business style.
1. Get rid of your expectations.
You can't force anything to work. It's necessary for you to be flexible when it comes to finding a business style. Begin by letting go of any expectations you have before trying a new style.
Prior to attempting a new style, you have to be willing to go into it with no expectations. You never know what you're going to find.
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2. Track your movements.
Some things are going to work and some things aren't going to work. I always tell my students in the Tim Sykes Millionaire Challenge that they should keep records of the things they're doing. Keep these records as detailed as possible because attempting trial and error can quickly lead you in circles.
Don't fall into the trap (as I did in the beginning) of trying the same thing multiple times because you never tracked the results. I keep large spreadsheets with notes of the various styles and systems I've tried in business. Business mistakes can be costly, so you need to do everything you can to avoid making them.
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3. Look at what others are doing.
I refuse to believe that someone is doing something truly unique. The moment someone makes a breakthrough in business there are a hundred people replicating the same things. And that can be a powerful tool. Consider what others are doing and see whether you can learn something.
It's why I also advocate finding a mentor to help you out. They'll be able to help you out and you'll benefit from their enhanced experiences in business.
Again, track what you're taking from other people so you know whether something is working.
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4. Refine what you do.
Rarely will anything in business work the first time. However, your first attempts will give you a good benchmark as to what you need to do next.
You should never be satisfied with what you have, even if it's working. Always work on improving your business style. I believe this is the most important thing because it also teaches you how to adapt to changing conditions over time.
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Last Word – Constantly Growing
There's no step-by-step guide for how to develop a business style. The only way to do it is to obey the fundamentals and then develop everything over time.
Even though the process is long, you're guaranteed to learn a lot of lessons and gain from a huge number of experiences over time.
