Mindset is huge when it comes to betting on yourself, career coach Marlo Lyons told Business Insider, but it isn't everything.Neil Godwin/Future via Getty ImagesCareer coach Marlo Lyons told BI that a big part of being a successful entrepreneur is in your mindset.But there are also concrete steps to take to improve the odds of your bet on yourself.Here are Lyons' top tips she gives clients when they're gearing up to give entrepreneurship a try.Since the pandemic overhauled our needs and expectations for work, more and more people are choosing to open their small businesses — but entrepreneurship isn't for everyone.According to statistics from the Center for American Progress, rates of new likely employer business applications shot up 34% between 2021 and 2023 compared to the three years prior.