How to Get the Confidence to Start Your Own Business

> “You have the ability, and it is in you to make this succeed and make it work.” – Andy Wyman You want to start your own business. You can see other entrepreneurs doing it successfully. But when it comes time to take the leap yourself, doubt and fear can make staying exactly where you are feel like the safer choice. So how do you build the confidence to actually begin? ### Believe It’s Possible In this episode of *The Exponential Entrepreneur*, Erika Ferenczi sits down with Andy Wyman, founder of Wyman Legal Solutions, to explore his journey from an unfulfilling career path to rewarding work and success as a business owner. Andy shares how his first attempt at business ownership eventually led him back to the perceived security of employment. Years later, he found himself frustrated with his career and unable to envision a different future. Through mindset and personal development work, Andy began changing how he thought about himself and what was possible. Two years after beginning that work, he opened his law firm. But confidence didn’t mean having every answer before taking action. Andy learned to believe that success was possible, create a plan, and start moving forward. As his actions produced results, his confidence grew with them. ### Key Takeaways - Believing success is possible gives you the confidence to begin taking action. - Recognizing the skills and resources you already have can change how you see what’s possible. - Creating a plan gives you a path forward even when you cannot see every step ahead. - Taking action produces feedback and results that strengthen your confidence. - Surrounding yourself with experienced people can accelerate your learning curve. - Accepting that failures will happen makes it easier to keep moving forward when they do. Andy didn’t suddenly wake up one morning fearless and ready to build a successful business. His confidence developed as he changed his thinking, took responsibility for his future, made a plan, and acted on it. You may not know exactly how you are going to get where you want to go. Start by believing you can get there, and then take the actions that move you forward. ### Connect - To learn more and connect with Andy Wyman visit: www.WymanLegalSolutions.com - Watch and subscribe on YouTube - Visit www.ExponentialEntrepreneur.com - Follow and subscribe to the podcast to get every on-demand episode delivered each week