The Power of Negative Entrepreneurial Thinking
I don’t know about you, but I’m getting tired of all the entrepreneurial cheerleaders and hoopla. The message is that if you only have perseverance and grit, you can be successful. If you can just walk across some coals, the brass ring is almost in hand. You can achieve anything if you put your mind to it!
Instead, for physician entrepreneurs, there is a lot to be said for the power of negative thinking and the ability to say no:
- It is just easier to get rid of stuff and toxic people than create new positive habits. Acting on no is a lot easier than acting on yes. Have you done anything about those new year’s resolutions 5 months later?
- Entrepreneurs manage risk. That means worse case assessment and how to manage it.
- Thinking negatively might discourage you from wasting a lot of time and money on something that you are,quite simply, not built to do or really are not very happy doing.
- Recognizing insurmountable barriers makes you more appreciative of what you already have
- Negative thinking releases you from expectations imposed on you 13. Failure should be the foundation of your success.
14. There are many benefits to not giving a F#$K
15. It helps you avoid the distraction of traction.
Being negative and grumpy will get you about as far as being a foolish Pollyanna. Otherwise, as they say in the Lone Star state, you will just be one of those people with a big hat and no cattle.
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Arlen Meyers, MD, MBA is the President and CEO of the Society of Physician Entrepreneurs at www.sopenet.org and co-editor of Digital Health Entrepreneurship