WHAT TO KNOW TO START A BUSINESS

Many people believe that starting an online business requires knowledge and investment above all else, but seasoned entrepreneurs know that the secret to a successful start lies in the right energetic mindset and a vibrant state of spirit—in other words, being in a good mental space. Nothing truly great has ever been created in this world without a high level of enthusiasm and energy. You need to set yourself up for success even before you open the first browser tab to start working. And this isn’t about superficial positivity—it’s about the inner confidence that you are genuinely ready to scale up if the start exceeds your expectations and to analyze, improve, and restart if your first attempt doesn’t go as planned.

Belief in your idea, a touch of madness, and the ability to laugh at your mistakes. It sounds simple, but let’s delve deeper.

Belief is the fuel that will drive your business forward. But not the kind of belief that comes from watching a motivational video on YouTube. We’re talking about a deep-seated confidence that your idea has the potential to transform the world or at least make people’s lives a little better. If you don’t believe in your idea, no one else will. But if you do, then no skeptic will be able to stop you.

Every successful business has a bit of madness at its core. If your idea seems too logical and safe, it might be time to reconsider it. Great ideas often come from unexpected, unconventional thinking that initially might seem strange or even absurd. For example, who would have thought that drone food delivery would become a reality? Yet, it all started with a bit of madness.

Mistakes are inevitable in any venture, especially in the online business world, where things change at lightning speed. If you want to survive these mistakes with minimal losses, learn to laugh at them. Failures don’t mean the end; they are the best teachers. And if you can learn from them with humor, every mistake becomes a stepping stone to success.

Energy isn’t just about feeling awake. It’s your internal superpower which gets you out of bed in the morning and drives you to work on your project. The right thoughts, conscious actions, and positive rituals generate energy. Maybe you love singing in the shower or enjoy starting your day with meditation or coloring a mandala while contemplating your plans and sorting them by importance. Find your source of strength and connect with it daily. This will help you accumulate energy and direct it toward success.

An online business is not a sprint; it’s a marathon that can last for years. And even if you see only small results in the first year, remember that real change happens gradually. This is where patience and perseverance—your main allies on this journey—come into play. That’s why one of my top tips for beginners is to start your online brand as a side business. It’s especially successful for those who decide to monetize their favorite hobby.

For several compelling reasons, monetizing your favorite hobby is a great idea for starting an online business. When you do what you truly love, work stops being a mundane obligation and becomes an engaging process. Passion for your craft is a powerful source of motivation that helps you overcome challenges and keep moving forward, even when things don’t go as planned.

If your hobby is something you’ve been passionate about for a long time, you already have significant knowledge, habits, and experience in that area. This gives you a competitive advantage because you understand all the nuances and details that might elude someone who is just trying to make money from a random idea. You know what works and what doesn’t, allowing you to create a unique product or service.

When someone is passionate about their craft, others can feel it. Clients appreciate sincerity and passion, which builds trust in your brand. People are more likely to support a business rooted in genuine love for what it does rather than one driven solely by profit.

If you love your hobby, inspiration will come naturally. You’ll always find new ideas for developing and improving your business because you’re constantly immersed in it. This allows your business to grow and evolve in the long run.

Monetizing a hobby not only brings income but also satisfaction from doing what you love and making a positive impact on others. Seeing your hobby become a successful business that brings joy to you and your customers is an immense source of achievement and happiness.

Often, a hobby can become an online business that doesn’t require fixed working hours or a specific location. This gives you the flexibility to work whenever it’s convenient for you and from any corner of the world. Such flexibility allows for a better balance of work and personal life.

Overall, monetizing a hobby is a fantastic way to create a sustainable source of income and bring more joy and meaning into your life by doing what you love.

As a spiritual practitioner, I can’t overlook the importance of spiritual balance. Your inner world must be in harmony for you to create something wonderful in the outer world. Practice meditation, take walks in nature, or do yoga to develop the habit of quickly and easily restoring your inner peace, or else you risk burning out quickly. Inner peace is the starting point for each day. It’s a solid foundation from which you can push off and build the incredible skyscraper of your success.

So, a successful start in online business is not just a combination of knowledge and resources. It’s a complex of factors where spiritual and mental components play no less a role in today’s world than material ones. So, tune in to your intuition, get on the wave of success, and move forward confidently. Have I inspired you to take action? Then here are my 10 main recommendations…

Here are my 10 main recommendations on what you need to do before launching your online brand:

1. Find Your Superpower. Think about what makes you unique. Your brand should be a reflection of your unique energy, experience, and taste.
2. Accumulate Energy. This isn’t about money, it’s about inner strength. Before you start, fill yourself with positivity, meditate, engage in your favorite activity—charge yourself to the max so nothing can knock you off course.
3. Create an Action Plan. You can’t plan everything in advance, especially if you have no experience in running a business, but try to consider the main milestones and directions. Let your plan be like a roadmap—flexible and ready for adjustments. Leave room for the unexpected and be prepared to adapt on the go. The key is not to be afraid to make changes and keep moving forward because flexibility, creativity, and adaptability are the main traits of all successful entrepreneurs.
4. Engage in Visualization. Imagine your brand growing, your idea resonating with people’s hearts. Visualization is not just dreaming; it’s an energetic impulse that sets the process of creating reality in motion. Listen to your intuition, but thoroughly test each idea.
5. Open Your Chakras to Ideas. Be open to new opportunities that may come from the most unexpected sources. Sometimes a solution comes in a dream; sometimes, in a chance conversation with a stranger. Negative experiences are also valuable. What matters is not how many times you fall but how many times you get back up. With each mistake, you become wiser and stronger.
6. Take the First Steps in a Playful Manner: The most important point. Even if it’s small, make sure it’s a step forward. Every step brings you closer to success.
7. Don’t Forget Humor. Laugh at yourself, laugh at the problems, laugh at the difficulties. Humor is the magic key that opens any door.
8. Set Your Boundaries. Determine what’s acceptable to you and what’s not. Respect for yourself is the first step to a successful business. Starting a business with shady schemes and actions contradicting spiritual and universal human values is like building a house on quicksand. You create negative karma when you start a business by violating moral principles. Karma isn’t just an abstract concept but an energetic connection between your actions and their consequences. Bad karma can manifest in various forms: from sudden failures and financial losses to attracting negative people and situations into your life. Energetic debts will have to be repaid, often at the most inopportune time. An ethical and spiritually clean business creates sustainable, long-term relationships with clients and partners. On the other hand, shady schemes lead to a situation where you are constantly forced to look for new ways to circumvent problems you’ve created yourself. This turns your business into an endless struggle with the consequences of your mistakes, depriving it of the opportunity for organic and sustainable growth. Ultimately, starting a business on honest and ethical grounds is not only the right path from a spiritual perspective but also the most sensible approach to creating a sustainable, prosperous, and harmonious endeavor. Your business will become not just a source of income but something you can be proud of, and that will benefit you and the world around you.
9. Learn the Accounting Basics. This point should come with a hundred exclamation marks. Managing the accounting of a new business isn’t as difficult as it might seem, but it’s crucial to submit reports on time to avoid inevitable fines.
10. Listen to Someone Who Has Devoted Over a Quarter Century to Small Business: The best thing you can do to prepare for a confident start in your online business is to get my book ‘THE BRIGHT CIRCLES: 365 DAILY REMINDERS FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS’. This isn’t primitive advertising, it’s a million-dollar tip. In this book, you’ll find wise thoughts, many of my methods, and valuable advice on small business management that will undoubtedly help you feel 100% ready to start.

Now you’re armed to the teeth! Go ahead, create your reality, make your dreams come true, and let your online business become that bright light that illuminates the path not only for you but for all those who encounter it.

And remember: the most important thing is to believe in yourself. No one is as interested in the success of your business as you are, so take full responsibility for all processes and do not lose cheerfulness of spirit in any problematic situation.