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| Written by Ben Mester |
| Wednesday, 14 September 2011 07:54 |
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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 going down, is eventual burnout. Once bumps in the road show up, or difficulties that we didn't think of beforehand, or perhaps just delayed success, all of our energy and motivation all of a sudden disappears. If I had a nickle for each half finished smart idea in the world, I'd be a rich man. For entrepreneurial endeavors, perseverance is typically the key 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 venture 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 claims, "Fall seven times, rise eight." Enthusiasm is great for the beginning stages of a new business, but once the enthusiasm starts to wane, and all that lack of sleep starts to catch up with you, it is extremely tough to keep your endeavor going. That is the reason why I always make efforts to keep my objectives and dreams balanced. I dream large enough to keep myself motivated and perseverant, though not so much that I cannot sleep at night, setting myself up for an inevitable 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 motivation that lead the way to their business endeavor reaching 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. About the Author: Ben Mester is a writer and entrepreneur who loves to discuss small enterprise and systems for success. If you liked this post, check out more inspiring thoughts on Bible verses about wisdom and perseverance Bible verses. Kindly provided by MoneyHunter.org You are welcome to use this article on your own website, if you include the link just before this text. |
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