🧠Weekly Mind Sweep #110 | Mind Your Business | Curiosity
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An entrepreneur's insatiable curiosity.
It's the spark that ignites your passion, the compass that guides your journey, and the key to unlocking endless possibilities in the business world.
There is literally research on humans like us! A recent finding reported:
The entrepreneur's curiosity is important for their innovativeness, and this innovativeness is essential for business growth. [1]
While I agree curiosity brings many benefits to running your own business, it can also bring challenges. We'll cover some of them next week when we discuss the neuroscience of curiosity and our pesky brain.
This week, let's dive into the benefits of why curiosity is so important to entrepreneurs like us and why it supports success in business (and life!)
Innovative Thinking: We're known for being out-of-the-box thinkers. Heck, some of us didn't even know there was a box! (You're my peeps!) We're curious about:
We identify opportunities. It prompts questions that bring real answers: What is the market missing? How can I bring my gifts to the table to meet that need?
How things work! Sales, marketing, systems, and processes.
Our customer! What do they need, how can we support them, and what other services or products could benefit them?
Highly Adaptable & Resilient: We're no stranger to failure. We take risks daily.
Creating new ideas leads to our scientist role. Let's experiment! "Oooh, I wonder if this hypothesis will work? Let's try it and see!" Which leads to either success (YAY) or failure (Ooooh, and opportunity!). Either way, we learn and grow both in business and as humans.
Adaptable: We're open to trying new things, collaborating with others, and considering different perspectives!
We learn from our experiences and focus forward.
Curiosity Fosters Productivity: We're willing to pause, ask ourselves hard questions, and challenge the status quo:
Is this task worth the resources it might take to complete?
What purpose does this task serve?
What and why am I doing this?
Curiosity Keeps Us Passionate: We LOVE what we do!
Being passionate about what we offer contributes to our success
It brings fulfillment and purpose to our lives
We're not bored or complacent about what we offer
Curiosity will keep you passionate, which will ripple out to your colleagues, clients, and potential clients. All of these benefits lead us to business success and opportunity!
What strategies do you employ to maintain and nurture your entrepreneurial curiosity, especially in the face of challenges and setbacks?
The answers you need for your business are already within you.
If you’d like support in pulling them out to build a business you are proud of, I’m here to help.
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