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I find that in the world of entrepreneurialism, it's tricky to keep your dreams balanced. What do I mean by this? The thing that often drives me, and entrepreneurs like me, is our passion to see a new idea succeed. We are willing to work horribly long hours without sleep or food, excited the entire way for what our efforts will eventually bring.
But what ends up taking place, 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 enthusiasm all of a sudden disappears. If I had a nickle for each half finished smart idea in the world, I'd be a well off man. For entrepreneurial endeavors, tenacity is often 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 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 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.
But what ends up taking place, 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 enthusiasm all of a sudden disappears. If I had a nickle for each half finished smart idea in the world, I'd be a well off man. For entrepreneurial endeavors, tenacity is often 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 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 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 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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