"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." -Aristotle
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Many people fail at biz due to unreasonable expectations. They fail to respect the fact that acquiring customers requires time, energy, and failure through testing/optimization. Accept that the road is hard and that process is necessary. You'll be far better off that way.
I hate that this advice is so general, but it truly is what I'd give to a wantrepreneur because it seems that so many think starting the next bestselling app or social network is a walk in the park. They spend a few hundred bucks on marketing then give up, assuming that the project never would've worked out.
Neat of you for taking the time out to provide some value to the young'ns. I wish somebody told me years ago to respect process.
"Money is like a cat. If you chase the cat, you'll never catch it. If you focus on what attracts the cat, the tuna, it will come to you."
I don't know if I got the quote exactly right. But that cat metaphor from TMF has stuck in my head like nothing else. This little contest aside, I believe you need to somehow incorporate that. People go their entire lives having a fundamentally flawed view of obtaining wealth.
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Also, I don't know how anyone could think the ball's air pressure had an outcome on that blowout of a game. But since you're a Dallas fan, I know you're used to having excuses for anything, so I suppose I'll give it a pass and move on.
In three sentences or less, what would you put forth as your best, concise advice for wantrapreneurs?
Good quote that is.Do or do not........ there is no try.
Many people fail at biz due to unreasonable expectations. They fail to respect the fact that acquiring customers requires time, energy, and failure through testing/optimization. Accept that the road is hard and that process is necessary.
I hate that this advice is so general, but it truly is what I'd give to a wantrepreneur because it seems that so many think starting the next bestselling app or social network is a walk in the park. They spend a few hundred bucks on marketing then give up, assuming that the project never would've worked out.
Neat of you for taking the time out to provide some value to the young'ns. I wish somebody told me years ago to respect process.
Every morning in Africa a gazelle wakes up... it knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed.
Every morning a lion wakes up... it knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death.
It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or a gazelle: when the sun comes up you'd better be running.
1)The key to success is in executing good habits. Your motivation will always ebb and flow...have the self-discipline use the good times to form good habits, which will get you through the down periods.
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