Only patience begets patience

Seth Godin insight on value
The next entrepreneurial lesson could be the theory of walking away from both little and big opportunities).

 

Being an entrepreneur can be a blind spot when it comes to people looking in from the outside. While the benefits seem greater for the entrepreneur than for working for someone else, the “benefits” do not exist for any entrepreneur until one succeeds at creating and maintaining a thriving business model.

You can start something, but statistics tell a sad story for the majority.

One of the biggest early lessons i’ve learned is:

Only patience begets patience.

When negotiating with other alpha dog executives, egos (and fear) can destroy common sense logic. This can drag things out to the point of exposing unfavorable working conditions – a diseased organizational culture.

Past failures, experience with hurtful, untrustworthy partners and clients – all of this builds a wall. A wall that may only crumble if one is willing to walk away.

 

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The business of blogging

Winter Park Florida cemetery
Yesterday on the cool down walk after the Watermelon 5k.

 

Fancy graphic design can be an insidious place to hide.

Why?

Because it’s tempting to disguise boring with polish.

If the point of your website is a one-time visit, then maybe.

If the point is primarily content creation (daily, thought-provoking content), better to focus on real versus shiny.

Stories and relevance are far more important than bells and whistles.

(Photo: Does a fancy headstone make the person more important or easier to remember? i’m going with, “No.”)

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Not even the people at the top are immune

Apple Music selection screen shot
Two days ago. Important questions can be misinterpreted.

 

Two days ago, today’s (July 3) deadline got pushed back.

i’m flexible.

He’s overwhelmed.

Two CEO’s.

It happens.

No one is immune.

Not even the people at the top.

Consistency and time. Effort and patience. The long way is the short cut.

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Being a leader is demanding

Middle school student and teacher
Both are the CEO of You, Inc.

 

Interesting thing about the leader at the very top. She has to believe in everything exponentially more convincingly than everyone else she leads.

This is a hard thing to ask any human to do.

And why most fail at it.

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