Ghandi was not a business man, but he invested in himself and in his people. With that, he grew and the return on his investment was the reverence and respect of all those that knew him. Everyone’s pay is different. A pastor can grow a church, a business man grows a bottom line, and a humanitarian can grow a movement. Everyone on earth is an entrepreneur; everyone has a seed of greatness.

Those who say are under resourced, use it as an excuse not to move forward. They are not under resourced; they are underestimating their internal potential. They need to do a checklist that will help them in mastering the first business enterprise. For starters, everyone should be at a level 90 percent positive self talk. Showing up for yourself is half the battle, following through is the other half. In figuring out what they are saying to themselves, people need to look at the content of the dialogue, and be active about changing their experience in life because they can. Part of it comes from an internal respect of their internal potential and a realization that there is no such thing as impossible. If people would live their lives like a business man, they would live much richer productive lives; if a businessman sees a problem they fix it. The insanity of ignoring that internal dialogue is like sitting in a room full of board members and employees who are expressing problems, and doing nothing about it. If a business was run with those same negative thoughts and decisions, it would be run into the ground. Of course no one is perfect, everyone is going through one problem or another, but the key is to strike a balance between the problems and finding solutions with little time wasted on complaining. Budding entrepreneurs should consider having a board of advisors, and surround themselves with mentors. There is a code among successful people where they instinctively give back to their communities.

People who think they’re under resourced never know who they’re going to approach. Someone gave them something that they now have to give to you. Those same people, in helping others, see it as an opportunity for personal growth. Honor it by giving back, and know that it’s ok to come to a successful person with nothing, because more than likely that is how they started, with nothing.

One such experience of a successful person giving back to create impact and change is Anna Maria Arias, the creation of the award and program has created opportunity for Latina business women. Winning the AMAMBF award has exposed me to a new level of Latina business women, community leaders and resources. I can’t put a value on the opportunities that have opened to me after being awarded the scholarship to Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. I am certain that this lasting affiliation to LATINA Style as an award recipient and Tuck attendee will have immeasurable residual benefits for years to come. LATINA Style has ushered me into a whole new world of possibilities and offered a model for me to follow as a Latina business woman. On a personal note people have to have faith. I have god in my life. When you learn how to believe in god, and have blind faith then you can believe in the possibility of everything.

By Gina Stern