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The Secret Identity Of Entrepreneurs

  • Jun 6, 2022
  • 3 min read

Written by: Brad Bizjack, Executive Contributor

Executive Contributors at Brainz Magazine are handpicked and invited to contribute because of their knowledge and valuable insight within their area of expertise.

Did you know the moment you decide to become an entrepreneur, you're signing up to be a visionary? Let that sink in, because once you embrace this identity and start living as a true visionary, your life will change drastically.


I'm living proof.


I went from 92K in debt to 2.2M in sales after truly adopting the life of a visionary. My results didn't happen overnight, but the shift from the employee mindset I unknowingly lived in, to visionary happened in a split second (as pivotal ah-ha moments like to come).

Two years ago, I received pushback from my coach on the goals I set for my business and myself. He wanted to know why I would set such obviously attainable and weak goals. At the time, I remember wondering how on earth attainable could be associated with weak. Sensing my bewilderment, he explained.


The purpose of setting goals isn't to achieve them, but to become something bigger than you've ever become. To think differently than ever before and show yourself what's possible. He also pointed out that the employee mindset I lived in would never give me the success I wanted, but rather hold me back from it. Those who adopt an employee mindset often curtail their talent and potential to societal norms. They're more risk-averse and are prone to feeling overwhelmed and exhausted. All of which contribute to subconsciously limiting your dreams and goals.


It was like a light switched flipped on inside me. The door holding me back from achieving my dreams was thrown open as I realized the need to rewire my mind for success and embrace being a visionary.


To be a visionary means you are unbound from society's penchant for stifling realism and that you do things most people would never consider. It can be lonely at the start to go against the status quo, but the payout is far greater than anything you'll ever see in your bank account.


And it all happens within you.


Watch as your confidence grows to something that is palpable in its magnetism and becomes an inspiration for others, leading the life of your dreams while reaping all its rewards.


You are made to be different. To be unrealistic. To be a visionary. So why be anything less?


The change you seek to transform starts in your mind. Rewire it for success and embrace who you are meant to be, what comes after will absolutely amaze you.


Uncertain where to begin when it comes to rewiring your mind for success? Take my free 60-second quiz. The results are freaky accurate, and you'll feel understood for the first time in years when it comes to the roadblocks stopping you from thriving as you should be.

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Brad Bizjack, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine

Brad Bizjack is a personal development expert, mindset strategist, coach, inspirational speaker, and podcast host with over 9 years of coaching experience. He's coached over 10,000 people in the area of personal development and human potential. His mission is to help people maximize their life, master their mindsets, and elevate their relationships and career to the next level and beyond! Brad is happily married to his beautiful wife, Janiece. They reside in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago and have a little girl named Lillian and a dog named Oliver.

 
 

This article is published in collaboration with Brainz Magazine’s network of global experts, carefully selected to share real, valuable insights.

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