You think you’re ready? But you’re not…

15Oct09

I remember an old quote. The greatest tragedy is going through life wanting something and not getting it. But worst is wanting something and actually getting it. I guess this lesson can be brought to those of us who consider ourselves to be entrepreneurs. We visualize and visualize but what will really happen when the time comes to show and prove? If you are ready to make it big but you only need a break or you just need enough money for 1 thing than guess what? You’re not ready to make it big yet. I have been struggling with my business for years, 7 of them to be exact. And the lessons learned from each frustration, set back, dead end, road block, and hurdle cannot be summed up in a novel. A business owner MUST experience loss, despair and defeat before experiencing success. And if you have not found yourself in an impossible situation with your back against the wall than you are not ready to conquer your market. Plain and simple. I have created a successful dot com (cash positive) without a dime from an investor. And I didn’t start rich so I had to fight, bite, scrap, scrape and crawl for every dollar of revenue made. The major lesson I learned is that nothing is impossible; and whatever the challenge is, just simply fucking find a way to overcome it. It takes balls of steel and lots of nerve to create something from nothing. And depending upon any other person or entity to make your dreams happen is not only a waste but it’s really a cop-out. Don’t get me wrong, getting some investment money is a good thing but, it will never be an excuse for not taking care of stuff myself.

I often fall back on my lessons from running track to help me through the tough times. In track you must train relentlessly for months before you even race. And even then, it is only the beginning. You have months and months of training and competitions. And only to continue to the next year and the next. The harder you work, the better you run. And there are no short cuts, no team to pass the ball to. You train alone, you perform alone, you lose alone but when you win, you win with everybody on your balls. The same can be said about business. Train hard, don’t let up, go out to perform and kick some ass. If you don’t have that Tiger Woods mental toughness to take the setbacks than go get a job, it’s much easier.

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