“The greater the tension, the greater is the potential.”
Carl Jung (1875–1961)
I know immediately that many will disagree with the title of this post. Too many people these days are looking to be entrepreneurs who only work a 4 hour work week. The reality is that even if that is where you end up….it’s not where you start.
To be a successful entrepreneur and really develop your business, idea, product or strategy….you will work 24 hours per day, 7 days a week.
If you are lucky or extremely gifted, you may figure out how to do this from a beach in Maui. Good for you. For the rest of us, we’re tied to something. Maybe it’s family or maybe your product is linked to a location. No matter, you’ll be working hard to get what you want. and that is the key. WORKING HARD!
Without hard work you cannot and will not be prepared to take advantage of the opportunities that will be presented. The very opportunities that will make you successful.
A very wise person once said that good luck is the crossroads of preparation and opportunity. I have been blessed enough to cross those two roads on a number of occasions and my family and friends still marvel at my “good luck” no matter how many times I share this insight. You have to work hard to be prepared and then you have to work harder to take advantage of that opportunity once it is presented.
Great entrepreneurs and business development mavericks thrive in environments that make others sick. They look for opportunities that have a risk factor because they know that it the the risky environment that provides the greatest rewards. You have to be able to push your comfort zone and put yourself out there.
If you want to ensure success, then burn the bridge behind you so that escape is not an option. Put yourself in an environment which causes pressure. The pressure to be successful. Challenge that fear and work towards your destiny.
It is pressure that forms diamonds, great leaders, heros and you. Embrace it.
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November 5, 2009 at 9:59 pm
Jason Markow
I LOVE the notion of burning bridges behind you to ensure success. I often tell my business partner (much to his dismay) “we’ll burn that bridge when we get there”. The point I am always after is this: Why need it, if you never look back?
The only way to fail, grow, accomplish anything of value is to push yourself to the limit. And it is at that limit that we feel the most pressure. Another solid post.