I have discovered that in the realm of entrepreneurialism, it's hard to keep your dreams balanced. What do I mean by this? The thing that typically motivates me, and entrepreneurs like me, is our motivation to see a new venture succeed. We're content to work horribly lengthy hours without food or sleep, excited the whole way for what our efforts will ultimately bring.
But what ends up happening, is eventual burnout. Once bumps in the road come along, or problems that we did not think about previously, or even just delayed success, all our energy and passion suddenly vanishes. If I had a nickle for every half completed good idea in the world, I'd be a wealthy man. For entrepreneurial ventures, persistency is usually the secret to success.
But one of the things that perseverance can't do without is good balance. Going night and day without much food or sleep might be what a new business endeavor needs at the time, but it isn't sustainable. I've learned that I'd rather be persistent than passionate. As one of my favorite quotes advocates, "Fall seven times, rise eight." Passion is great for the beginning stages of a startup business, but once the motivation starts to wane, and all that lack of sleep starts to catch up with you, it's very difficult to keep your endeavor going.
That's why I always make certain to keep my dreams and goals balanced. I dream large enough to keep myself passionate and perseverant, although not so much that I cannot sleep at night, setting myself up for a unavoidable burnout. Slow and steady wins the race, after all.
I'm sure that many successful entrepreneurs would disagree with me, knowing that it was their inspiring enthusiasm that lead the way to their business endeavor attaining success, but I don't like the idea that the success or failure of my business venture all hangs on my personality and how infectuous my level of motivation is.
But what ends up happening, is eventual burnout. Once bumps in the road come along, or problems that we did not think about previously, or even just delayed success, all our energy and passion suddenly vanishes. If I had a nickle for every half completed good idea in the world, I'd be a wealthy man. For entrepreneurial ventures, persistency is usually the secret to success.
But one of the things that perseverance can't do without is good balance. Going night and day without much food or sleep might be what a new business endeavor needs at the time, but it isn't sustainable. I've learned that I'd rather be persistent than passionate. As one of my favorite quotes advocates, "Fall seven times, rise eight." Passion is great for the beginning stages of a startup business, but once the motivation starts to wane, and all that lack of sleep starts to catch up with you, it's very difficult to keep your endeavor going.
That's why I always make certain to keep my dreams and goals balanced. I dream large enough to keep myself passionate and perseverant, although not so much that I cannot sleep at night, setting myself up for a unavoidable burnout. Slow and steady wins the race, after all.
I'm sure that many successful entrepreneurs would disagree with me, knowing that it was their inspiring enthusiasm that lead the way to their business endeavor attaining success, but I don't like the idea that the success or failure of my business venture all hangs on my personality and how infectuous my level of motivation is.
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Ben Mester is an author and entrepreneur who loves to talk about small business and strategies for success. If you enjoyed this post, check out more inspirational thoughts on Bible verses about wisdom and perseverance Bible verses.
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