Struggling Entrepreneur

 

 101- How distractions can derail an Entrepreneur after launching the business - Elizabeth Harrington [33:10m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

In this episode of The Struggling Entrepreneur, we return and visit Elizabeth Harrington, whom we interviewed in episodes 16 and 17 a couple of years ago (You may look in the archives for these episodes from December, 2007, on the web site).

At  that time, she was in the process of getting the education and training to set up her small business venture as an entrepreneur, which she named The New Prime Time. She shared with us her dreams and goals of her future business, and we promised to check with her later to see how the launch of her business went, as well as her progress as an Entrepreneur.

Well, in this audio episode, she now shares with us the aftermath of the launch–and especially the pitfalls of distractions and detours to which so many entrepreneurs fall prey when they begin the initial stages after launching their businesses.  And, as she describes it, among the symptoms that called her attention to this “entrepreneur minefield” was one which dealt with the excitement and challenge of creating her own business.

The symptom:  “the thrill was gone”  from running the business.

You will hear from her the number of factors for this, all the way from errors in judgment of allocating financial resources, as well as challenges that can arise with business partners who may not share the same “passion” as the creating entrepreneur.

However, as you will hear from this interview, Elizabeth recognized these symptoms and did her own re-assessment. She then re-strategized and re-created her plans, with  the right focus to guide her back to the real objectives for her business. She is now in the middle of a planned re-branding to get her back on track.

The result?

“The thrill is back!” she tells us.

As you listen to this audio episode, you can see what actions she is taking and how she is following her new roadmap back to success–success for herself, personally, as well as financial success.

We thank Elizabeth Harrington for sharing her story, and we hope that this will bring value to other entrepreneurs who are about to launch their businesses, so that they may be aware of the dangers of distractions and other warning signs that may eventually cause them loss of time, money and (most of all) the passion for their business.

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