Entrepreneurs regularly approach me with business ideas. Too often their plans, while filled with energy and enthusiasm, have little substance. Wishful thinking without a map.
Like most entrepreneurs, I believe in thinking big. But there is a difference between a naïve entrepreneur and one that is relentlessly positive for the right reasons. Positive has a well-thought out plan. Positive knows when to tweak that plan in order to deal with inevitable setbacks. Positive balances wishful thinking with reality.
Naïve doesn’t. Naïve uses optimism to mask reality. And optimism is not enough to achieve the impossible.
If you’re a goal-oriented person and regularly push your limits, no doubt that you regularly run into obstacles. When you do, make sure that you know the difference between Naïve and Positive.
One often leads to very unexpected outcomes.
