If starting a business is one of the ideas you have been toying with for quite some time, but you are not sure about your entrepreneurial skills and merit, you cannot start your own business. Let’s face it. If you are low on confidence, you’ve probably failed it already. Of course, you don’t know everything. Nobody does. It’s true that you will go through both thick and thin and at times, you will fail miserably. However, that doesn’t mean you cannot become a successful businessman. Here’s how you can start and succeed in business.

“Starting your own business is like riding a roller coaster. There are highs and lows and every turn you take is another twist. The lows are really low, but the highs can be really high. You have to be strong, keep your stomach tight, and ride along with the roller coaster that you started.”–Lindsay Manseau, photographer and entrepreneur

Embrace your shortcomings and mistakes

Let’s start with the mistakes. No matter how many self-help books you read or how many webinars you attend, you still need to put your act together to get a good headstart. Knowing what you don’t know helps a lot. Realize that mistakes aren’t bad. Rather, they are a part of your life. Making mistakes is way better than sitting idle and doing nothing. If you just stop here thinking “everything must be perfect,” you can’t simply make progress.

Commitment to your business is necessary

Some people start businesses for noble reasons. For others, the underlying motive is jealousy or revenge. Commit to your business, and not to your jealousy. If you just commit to your business without thinking too much about what your previous boss is doing at the moment, or how some of your friends swim in dollars every day, you will move from point A to point B and from then to point C. Self-indulgence kills businesses. You shouldn’t start a business just because you were not invited to a high-class party. Start a business to fill a real gap.

Knowing yourself is also important

Successful small business owners understand very well the emotional challenges. Shun feelings that may hold you back from achieving your dreams. You need to get rid of the emotional pressure that might be looming large on you. For example, if you have just started your home-based business and your spouse is still paying the utility bills, you shouldn’t think too much about it. Instead, focus on your business to turn the odds in your favor. Take control of your emotions. It’s important.

Starting a business is about taking small steps

Many people just sit around doing nothing. Well, Rome was not built in a day. To get the ball rolling, you need to take small but realistic steps every day. You can’t just beat yourself up about the possible risks of starting a business, can you? Setting up a business is all about taking small steps that go a long way. For example, you can set up a website and add content to it one day and veer your focus to the marketing collaterals some other day.

Trust yourself

Lastly, always trust yourself as you can never be a successful businessman if you lose trust in yourself.

“Whether you think you can, or think you can’t–you’re right.”–Henry Ford, founder of Ford Motor Company