3 Signs You Have an "Intrapreneurial" Mindset (And How to Use It)

Here are the reformatted captions with proper line breaks: The real question is, am I wired for this? Am I going to be able to handle the quiet times, the silence? Am I going to know what to do when absolutely nothing is going my way and there is nobody telling me what the next step really. is. Because the reality is... If you want to start anything, whether it's a business, whether it's a creative pursuit, or just find a way to transform your life, it's not going to come down to the idea you have or the strategy you put in place. It's all going to come down down to how you manage the uncertainty and the times where you have to figure things out. So do you think I tell you the signs, the signals, that maybe you are wired to be the type of person to start, even if you don't recognize it in yourself. The first one I like to think of like a maze. I'd like to imagine that you wake up in the morning and you're just trapped in the middle of a maze. What do you do? Most people just stand still. They wait for someone to arrive with a map. But if you're the type of person that just moves, even it is not perfect, even if you're not the hero, because the idea of just standing still is even more terrifying. Well, then, you might be wired to be the type of person that builds something new. You know, starting a business is kind of like that. Every day you wake up and you are just slapped down in the middle of that maze again. And every day the walls have changed a little bit. But if you just stand still, whatever the negative, evil, dark thing is in that maze, it will come and find you. You have to start feeling your way through. And sometimes. pieces of it will be familiar, and other times you will be starting from scratch again, but you have to build the map as you're moving. You can't sit and wait for someone else to do it for you. So if you've ever been that type of person, whether it's that home, at work, in your personal life, where you were in a situation where nobody told you what to do and there were no instructions and yet you still move forward. You still figured it out. Well, then, yeah. you might be showing one of the key signs that you can do this and that you might actually thrive in the environment of entrepreneurship and creating your own business. The next sign is how you handle a lack of feedback and progress because Starting is going to be fun. Once you get going at some point, the spark that you initially felt is going to go away. It won't go away entirely and it may not go away forever. But you are going to be in those quiet times where you're not getting any feedback where nothing you do seems to be making a difference. And it's at those moments that some people just keep going. Without any external pressure, without anybody telling them that they should or they have to, They just keep doing it anyway. Those people are operating on a different frequency. It's not hustle or grit or grind. It's just this quiet belief that there's still something there. Maybe it's buried or hidden right now, but if you can just figure out another piece or two that you can really make this thing work. That's a quality that shows you are really wired to be the type of person that builds new things, that creates something from the ground up because It is a thankless job a lot of the time. Doesn't matter how big your company gets or your product is. Not a lot of people are going to tell you that you're doing a good job. You're not always going to get feedback on what is or isn't working. You're going to have to be comfortable and trust in your own gut that you're doing the right thing and that you're adding value. And if you have that, if you're the type of person that has stuck with a project way past the time other people would have, even when there's no guarantee that that thing is ever going to work, well then. You are on the right path. You're showing the signs that you are wired differently than everybody else. And that is a really, really positive thing. And the third one is really the one that is closest to my heart. This is the the quality or the signal, that whenever I see it in anybody, people that I've worked for me, people I've worked with, I know that that person is going to be successful. If you're the type of person that will volunteer to work on a project, even if it's not in your job description, if you're someone that will take initiative, even when nobody tells you that it's okay. You're the type person that will just fix a gap, fix a problem they see because it's just frustrating you, and you know that things things would be better if you did it. Well then, you are something special. That is so rare. So many people are waiting for permission. They're waiting for someone else to request their presence or to give them the pay raise that they need before they will do that particular task. And that's not who you are. That's not who most founders, most creators and entrepreneurs are. They are people that just are so bothered by the problems around them that they just have to fix it. They have to do something. So if that's you, if you're the type of person that says, let me try. I'm going to give that a shot or You know what: I've just got to fix that because if I don't, it's going to drive me crazy. Those are things that really show that you're going to care about it in a different way. And caring about it in a different way is a signal that you're built for this. And if you put all those three signals together, if you even have one of them. That might mean that you are wired to get started. And I know you're probably asking... you know, how strong do they have to be? Maybe I've only done it a little bit in the past. That's okay. Not everyone is going to be the loudest. Not every one of those signals is going to be screaming to the world. Just questioning whether you're good enough. is actually a sign that you have the right thought process because you're not. You won't know everything. You never will. And you always need to be questioning what you can do to get better. So yeah, you might not be the loudest or the flashiest. You might even be doubting or questioning whether you really are wired that way, but let me just say, if you are the type of person that is finding your way through the fog or the maze, if you're the type of person that is taking initiative, not waiting for permission, well, then at least you're showing some of the early signs. And the best thing you can do with it now is to just pretend that you are the type of person that is wired for this. And what I mean by that is just spend a day pretending that you are going to be able to handle whatever comes your way. Go back and look at the ideas you've had before and look at the ideas that are maybe in front of you right now and know that you'll probably find a way to get through it. Does that change how excited you are about it? Does it change whether or not that it's urgent? That's what I do. One of the greatest superpowers that I have is my ability to just look at any problem, any opportunity and not get hung up on whether or not the idea is great, but also not to get hung up on how scary it is to do. I can just evaluate it for what it is. Is this something that I would enjoy doing, something I believe I can add value to other people with? And if so, Maybe I'll give it a shot. Nothing big, but I might start it. And if you want to know the phases that can trip you up as you progress through starting whatever it is you want to start, well, then check out this video. I break down the four most common traps, these quiet phases that stop most people before they ever have a chance to succeed.