This article is coming from the heart, when I say learn to let go of your ego. It was my ego that actually hindered my success for years. If I can help just one other budding entrepreneur to let go of their ego and move forward, then I will be happy. So what about the ego? It was three particular areas that caused me grief. One - I believed that I had to do everything in the business - in order to "claim the fame". Two - that I had to be the wisest and most brilliant person and come up with all the ideas. Three - That I had to know everything... crazy I know!

What were the thoughts going through my mind? That if I was wrong, it meant I couldn't be successful. I mean - how far from the truth is that! You look at all successful entrepreneurs - each have made many mistakes along their journey, and that is what makes them who they are today. Thomas Edison made over 1000 mistakes before he came across the right way to create a light bulb, and look how successful he was!

So, I wanted to give permission to all you budding entrepreneurs to let go of the ego - because as soon as you do, success soon follows and it is the most freeing thing you can do. Here are 3 things to think about:

1. I can do it all - With much enthusiasm and innocence of a beginner, I believed that it was best that I did everything. The accounts, the marketing, the ideas, the networking, the sales, etc. You name it, that was my title. I believed that to be the best you had to be a one man band! Thankfully I soon figured out, the successful entrepreneurs found the right people for certain jobs so they could focus on the growth and direction of their business or ideas.

LESSON ONE: Delegate duties and positions so you can focus on the evolution and growth of your business. You don't see Oprah sitting on MYOB doing her accounts, she has the experts doing it for her - find your experts.

2. If I can't think up the idea, then it won't mean I am successful - Such a silly thing to think, but to be completely honest, I believed it. I felt that if someone had an idea or suggestion that bettered mine, then I mustn't be successful enough. After I got over myself, what I realised was it was the successful entrepreneurs that took on other peoples suggestions and criticisms to improve on what they had, make it bigger and better.

LESSON TWO: Be open to new ideas, suggestions and criticism. Ask yourself, how could I use this information to improve on what I already have?

3. Right first off, otherwise therefore I am a failure - Something to be very aware of is giving up after your first attempt doesn't work. This mindset is the mindset of someone who will actually never make it - yes, they may try something new over and over, but what they don't do is commit, persist and determine to be successful. That is what is key - and after all be open to what your failures bring. A lot of successful inventions began as a completely different intention. If you look up the Slinky or Popsicle or even Silly Putty, they all were "failures" for another idea, but became successes in their own right.

LESSON THREE: Trial and error are paramount, never give up - just evolve along with your idea. Ask - how can I make this failure into a success, you may be surprised with what develops.

Don't worry about how you are going to get there, just be determined to reach your goal of success, whatever that means to you. I was able to let go of the way I was going to get to my destination, and it was amazing what opportunities turned up. When you let go of the resistance of the ego, there will be a flood of ideas, suggestions and money making vehicles that will take you to where you want to go. Just know where it is you want to head, research your 'vehicles' that will take you there and enjoy the scenery on the way!