Until The Hero Prevails
Typically a good talk, book, movie, or anything that evokes a response in us follows the same journey.
Typically a good talk, book, movie, or anything that evokes a response in us follows the same journey.
It’s hard for me even to write those words. And to be honest, this piece of my life wasn’t included in my book as it entered final editing.
Elders regard life choices with regret or satisfaction based largely on whether they were ‘true’ to themselves.
While I didn’t realize it then, this personality trait was what had allowed me to connect with so many people from so many different walks of life.
I mean, what would I think of you if you didn’t have family and happiness as a top value?!
In a world where we are taught to fit in while simultaneously being number one or better than, nobody knows what you need to do for your own happiness more than yourself.
If your business isn’t working, it’s your fault. If your business isn’t serving you, it’s your fault. If you don’t wake up every day excited to go to “work,” it’s your fault.
For many, this is the first time they’ve examined these things. They might be thirty, forty, or fifty years into their life, and they’ve never really taken the time to discover what genuinely drives them. That might be you as well.
Entrepreneurs with a passion behind their business can use it as starting fluid, but it’s not the fuel in the tank. Developing your WHY is the next step in maintaining that passion past the honeymoon phase.
