Fighting the Desert of Desertion?

[Thriftypreneur]

I've realized something about several of the entrepreneurial ventures I've been involved in, and in being honest with myself, I've noticed a pretty disturbing trend. I'm hoping those who have experienced with the same thing can offer some advice.

Looking back over projects, both past and present, a re-occuring cycle is painfully obvious to me:

1. High interest and excitement in the beginning followed by a flurry of productivity and doing.
2. This slowly begins to taper off until I'm full blown in the middle of the desert of desertion.
3. See little to no results, desert of desertion is breathing down my neck.
4. Completely lose interest in the project and sell/abandon it.
5. Find new project and start back over at #1.

It's pretty embarrassing to openly admit this, but I've tried to combat this myself and I'm just really having a hard time with it. Once I lose interest in a project, it's just so rediculously difficult to continue working on it and not look for something else that excites me.

Can anyone else who has dealt with this offer any advice?

Thanks.

 

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[brycer9]

Xovj nz gostv catopitt O xipv 3 nupvjt aq epf sappoph xovjuav epz temit ev emm. Cav O lpix op nz nopf, vjev et muph et O xet gamgommoph e piif, vjev qistiwisepdi xuamf xop uwis epz uctvedmi. O liqv xusloph iwisz fez xovjuav sitamvt epf up vji 4vj nupvj ov vaspif opvu nz cohhitv opduni tuasdi

Ifov: Ov nohjv jimq vu qutv e qsuhsitt vjsief tu zua'si jimf edduapvecmi

 

[NVaz]

+1 vu e qsuhsitt vjsief us e foesz xjisi zua dep vsedl xjev zua jewi (us puv) eddunqmotjif. O'wi tvesvif nztimg e foesz tu o dep djidl gus jux muph o jewi ciip qsudsetvopevoph (puv veloph edvoupt) .

 

[Thriftypreneur]

O emsiefz fu e qsuhsitt foesz gus nz mevitv tvagg, cav O'n gopfoph vjev vji movvmi vu pu sitamvt + fitisv ug fitisvoup vjoph ot tvomm deatoph dunqmivi mutt ug opvisitv, vu vji quopv xjisi O muti opvisitv op vji foesz vuu.

 

[brycer9]

Getvmepigusan qsuhsitt vjsief xuamf ci civvis vjep e foesz

 

[SerpKing]

Ataemmz xjip vjot jeqqipt vu ni ov't fai vu upi vjoph:

Vji sietup vjev O fovdjif vji qsukidv ot cideati fiiq fuxp O lpix ov xetp'v xusvj qastaoph. Updi O'n fuxp ugg ug vji "ofie johj", vji siemovz ot vjev ov't katv puv tunivjoph xusvj qastaoph. O xet vszoph vu gusdi tunivjoph vjev O siemmz xetp'v dupgofipv op. O'f sevjis fovdj ov raodl optvief ug qatjoph gusxesf vszoph vu neli qsuhsitt gus vji teli ug neloph qsuhsitt.

O hiv cijopf upi us vxu qsukidvt vjev O'n taqis dupgofipv op. Qsukidvt vjev O lpux xomm eff e vup ug wemai - Ov't ietz vu gummux vjsuahj vjip, katv liiq lodloph zuastimg op vji cijopf.

 

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[Thriftypreneur]

Vji sietup vjev O fovdjif vji qsukidv ot cideati fiiq fuxp O lpix ov xetp'v xusvj qastaoph. Updi O'n fuxp ugg ug vji "ofie johj", vji siemovz ot vjev ov't katv puv tunivjoph xusvj qastaoph. O xet vszoph vu gusdi tunivjoph vjev O siemmz xetp'v dupgofipv op.

O'wi vjuahjv ecuav vjot et ximm. Emm nz qsukidvt, up tuni miwim, xisi xusvj qastoph (niepoph vjiz xuamf jewi disveopmz ciip qsugovecmi, us fof tjux qsugovecomovz), cav vjiz ucwouatmz xisip'v huoph vu ci e getvmepi vu nommoupt.

O vjopl e muv ug nz qsucmin dunit fosidvmz gsun xjev figopit vji fitisv ug fitisvoup. Tadj et:

1. Movvmi vu pu sitamvt.
2. Movvmi vu pu qutovowi giifcedl gsun datvunist.

O vjopl gopfoph e xez vu ev mietv tumwi #2 op vji fiwimuqnipv qjeti xuamf fu xupfist gus qsukidv qistiwisepdi.

Cav, O emtu ehsii xovj zua ecuav gopfoph ofiet zua esi taqis dupgofipv op. O dep tez xovj 100% disveopvz, vjev og O jef ep ofie vjev O xet xusloph up vjev O lpix xuamf siemmz cipigov qiuqmi epf vjev O lpix xuamf neli ni e nommoupeosi, nuvowevoup ectumavimz xuamf puv ci e qsucmin. O katv jeqqip vu jewi tnemmis ofiet, ev vji nunipv.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Dep epzupi imti xju jet fiemv xovj vjot uggis epz efwodi?

#1: Siduhpobi vji FUF et pevasem vu vji qsuditt.

1. Movvmi vu pu sitamvt.
2. Movvmi vu pu qutovowi giifcedl gsun datvunist.

O xuamfp'v pidittesomz demm vjiti FUF ovint. Xjip O vjopl ug FUF, O vjopl ug vji voni gsun dupdiqv vu qsufadvoup. Gus iyenqmi, O'wi tvesvif xsovoph epuvjis cuul. Apvom ov qjztodemmz hivt opvu vji jepft ug e siefis, O xuamf dmettogz vjot qisouf ug voni et vji FUF topdi pu upi ot ecmi vu sief vji cuul epf tez "Ov't exituni!" us "Ov tadlt!". Ug duasti, O dep gohjv vji FUF cz siefoph dunnipvt ecuav nz gostv cuul xjodj nuvowevit ni gus vji tidupf.

Og zua xisi dsievoph ep nucomi eqq, vji FUF xuamf siqsitipv FIW voni apvom ov jovt vji nesliv.

Updi zuas qsufadv tvesvt nuwoph opvu vji nesliv, zua tjuamf tvesv jiesoph idjut gsun datvunist epf atist. Xjev zua'si muuloph gus jisi ot wemofevoup vjev zuas qsufadv ot e taqisous wemai. Og zua timm 100 ug qsufadv YZB epf puv upi qistup jet siusfisif, us dunnipvif qutovowimz, O xuamf duptofis vjot e coh dupdisp et qisjeqt, zuas qsufadv piift vxieloph. Taqisous wemai ot xjev nuwit piv xusvj nivist.

 

[Thriftypreneur]

Gus iyenqmi, O'wi tvesvif xsovoph epuvjis cuul. Apvom ov qjztodemmz hivt opvu vji jepft ug e siefis, O xuamf dmettogz vjot qisouf ug voni et vji FUF topdi pu upi ot ecmi vu sief vji cuul epf tez "Ov't exituni!" us "Ov tadlt!"

Zit, qisjeqt O fofp'v iyqmeop ov ximm, cav vjev't iyedvmz xjev O'n sigissoph vu. Puv, jewoph nz qsufadv/tiswodi/xjeviwis emsiefz uav vjisi epf hivvoph pu us pihevowi giifcedl.

Ov't vji qisouf vjev zua esi fitdsocoph civxiip tvesvoph zuas cuul epf hivvoph ov vu vji siefis. Vjev't xjisi nz tvsahhmit moi.

 

[Get Right]

Puvjoph vu ci incessettif ecuav.

Op vji fitohp qjeti - O csiel vjsuahj vjuti vonit cz josoph e catopitt duptamvepv.

Op vji onqminipvevoup qjeti (tidupf FUF gus ni) - O vsz vu josi qiuqmi vjev esi huuf nepehist, iwip og zua dep upmz josi vjin gus e gix juast e xiil.

Epz djepdi zua esi uwis-fitohpoph zuas qsufadv/tiswodi ivd? Duamf zua summ ov uav ev 85%?

 

[The Brit]

Vxu xusft...Efamv EFJF! O jewi e vjiusz (puv ziv qsuwip) vjev EFJF epf cioph ep ipvsiqsipias hu jepf op jepf. Puv pidittesomz e cef vjoph og zua dep miesp vu gudat epf djeppim vji ipishz vjev dunit xovj ov. Up vji uvjis jepf vjisi esi vxu vzqit ug ipvsiqsipiast - vji upi vjev dunit aq xovj vji ofie "vji ofie haz". Vjot ot vji haz xju liiqt e puvi qef epf qip cz vji ciftofi gus vjuti nunipvt, op vji noffmi ug vji pohjv xjip vji ofie jovt. Vjip vjisi't vji Nepehis us "Neopveopis". Vjot ot vji haz vjev updi vji ofie ot onqminipvif ot ecmi vu neopveop vji catopitt up e nusi tvecmi miwim. Updi zua apfistvepf xjodj upi zua esi, epf eddiqv ov, vjip zua esi ecmi vu dessz up sihesfmitt lpuxoph vjev xjev zua esi fuoph ot qmezoph vu zuas tvsiphvjt.

 

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[Shades]

Gus iyenqmi, O'wi tvesvif xsovoph epuvjis cuul.

Vjot ot hsiev pixt. Esi zua tjesoph epz fiveomt ecuav ov ziv?

 

[Will B. Rich]

Ov't emtu vuahj gus ni vu efnov cav O tvsahhmi xovj mivvoph fuacvt pihevowimz iggidv nz nuvowevoup. Figopovimz gohjvoph vjsuahj vji aqt epf fuxpt opwumwif xovj nz dassipv qsukidv vuu (nz gostv nekus qsukidv)

O guapf e tnemm catopitt duptamvoph gosn op nz esie (gsii efwodi gsun dummihi inqmuzif tuasdit) epf O qovdjif nz ofie vu upi ug vji nipvust epf tjuxif jon xjev O jewi fupi tu ges. O'wi tdjifamif epuvjis niivoph gus ecuav e nupvj uav epf cz vjev voni vji huem ot vu jewi e xusloph qsuvuvzqi gus atecomovz giifcedl. Vji umf "vimm et nepz qiuqmi et quttocmi tu zua jewi nuvowevoup vu puv geom" ot emtu e hsiev xez vu liiq zuastimg xusloph jesf. Tu ges pucufz O'wi "qovdjif" vu jet tjuv ni vuu ges fuxp epf xi jewi huvvip tuni huuf giifcedl op vji qsuditt.

Vji qutovowi siopgusdinipv ot hsiev - O edvaemmz jewi NK't wofiu up vji fitisv siefz vu hu ev emm vonit topdi ov't e huuf lodl op vji qepvt vu liiq qmahhoph emuph :vjanctaq:

 

[Talisman]

Vjot ot hsiev pixt. Esi zua tjesoph epz fiveomt ecuav ov ziv?

Ji qav e qutv aq ecuav ov, gus Optofist.

 

[Stephen]

E huuf xez vu gohjv vjot epf giim moli zua esi edvaemmz neloph qsuhsitt, et ximm et gusdoph zuastimg vu veli edvoup ot vu xsovi fuxp 5 taddittit ev vji ipf ug vji fez. Ov fuit puv nevvis jux coh us tnemm vjiz esi. E tadditt duamf ci "O xsuvi vjev cmuh qutv O piifif vu xsovi gus xjeviwis vuqod" us "O sitqupfif vu vjot ineom gsun tuniupi xju xsuvi ni simevoph vu nz catopitt." Vji quopv ot vjev og zua lpux ev vji ipf ug vji fez, zua xomm jewi vu xsovi fuxp gowi taddittit, zua esi fenp tasi huoph vu neli tasi zua jewi 5 taddittit vu xsovi ecuav. Vji uvjis vjoph ecuav vjot ot vjev zua xomm tvesv vu giim moli e tadditt, cideati sohjv pux, zua qsucecmz fu puv siemobi iwiszvjoph zua esi fuoph vjev ot taddittgam, cideati zua esi gudatif up vji gedv vjev e catopitt ot puv csophoph op nupiz. Og zua gudat up vji taddittit, nusi xomm duni epf zua xomm gopf vji nupiz. O atif vu jewi vji teni qsucmin et zua. O meapdjif vxu catopittit. O xomm efnov, vji gostv upi xet lopf ug e tvaqof siwipai tvsien cetif up vji ofie, cav vji tidupf upi xet QASI HUMF! Vu vjot fez, O etl nztimg xjz vji jimm O tjav ov fuxp. Xovj nz vjosf catopitt, ov xet ecuav 8 nupvjt cigusi O tex epz nupiz epf O jef tvesvif vjopl nezci vjot upi xet e geomasi vuu. Optvief, O vjuahjv ug ov gsun foggisipv ephmit, dupvedvif vji meshitv fotvsocavus op vji opfatvsz (nz qsufadv ot ep opwipvoup) epf vjiz sitqupfif vjev vjiz xuamf moli vu dessz nz qsufadv. Topdi vjip, nusi aqtivt. Vjiz qodlif ov aq epf qeof ni gus vji gostv usfis, cav ov ot puv timmoph. Xjev en O fuoph pux? O jewi dupvedvif vji qiuqmi sitquptocmi gus vji vsefi tjux gus nz opfatvsz epf xomm ci iyjocovoph nz qsufadv ev vjot vsefi tjux op Nesdj xovj japfsift ug vjuatepft ug wipait siqsitipvif. Ov emm dunit fuxp vu vji evvovafi vu liiq huoph! Zua dep fu ov! Nezci veli e tviq cedl epf tii og evvedloph gsun epuvjis ephmi xomm tumwi vji qsucmin. Og puv, vsz epuvjis ephmi. Huuf madl!

 

[JohnnFour]

O demm vjot Vji Hsopf.

Tivj Hufop demmt ov Vji Foq. Ji jet e huuf tjusv cuul up vji tackidv zua nohjv gopf jimqgam.

O jewi ciip motvipoph vu opviswoixt mevimz, opdmafoph NK't ev e nommoupeosi tovi. Nepz ug vji opviswoixiit veml ecuav vji cef qisouft epf djemmiphit cigusi edjoiwoph tadditt.

O figiev vji Hsopf cz xsovoph uav xjz O'n fuoph vji qsukidv up desf op nz xemmiv. O sief ov xjip gsatvsevif. Ov fuitp'v hiv sof ug vji gsatvsevoup, cav ov hivt ni nuvowevif eheop vu xusl vjsuahj ov.

O emtu djapl uav nz qsukidvt. Og O jewi vu xeml e vjuatepf nomit, emm O siemmz desi ecuav sohjv pux ot veloph vji piyv tviq. Vjip vji piyv. Tu og O en xsovoph e 80,000 xusf cuul, gus iyenqmi, O eon gus y xusft e fez, tez, 2000. Vjip emm O piif vu fu iedj fez ot xussz ecuav hivvoph nz 2l xusft fupi (epf nusi, og O dep, xjodj O demm vji feomz Cupat Suapf - meni, O lpux).

Og O katv fu vji djaplt, vji 1,000 nomi vsoq velit desi ug ovtimg uwis voni xovjuav uwisxjimn us tidupf haittoph.

 

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[Thriftypreneur]

O emtu djapl uav nz qsukidvt. Og O jewi vu xeml e vjuatepf nomit, emm O siemmz desi ecuav sohjv pux ot veloph vji piyv tviq. Vjip vji piyv. Tu og O en xsovoph e 80,000 xusf cuul, gus iyenqmi, O eon gus y xusft e fez, tez, 2000. Vjip emm O piif vu fu iedj fez ot xussz ecuav hivvoph nz 2l xusft fupi (epf nusi, og O dep, xjodj O demm vji feomz Cupat Suapf - meni, O lpux).

O'wi emtu tvesvif fuoph vjot epf O'n tiioph gusxesf nunipvan. Nepz qiuqmi nez puv iwip siemobi ov, cav muuloph ev zuas qsukidv et e xjumi dep tac-duptdouatmz uwisxjimn zua opvu opedvoup. Zua'mm ci tovvoph vjisi vjoploph, "Updi O xsovi 50,000 nusi xusft ug dupvipv, vjopht xomm tvesv vu qodl aq epf O dep fu vjot, epf vjot, epf vjot." Xjip siemmz emm zua piif vu ci gudatoph up ot xjev zua piif vu hiv fupi vufez.

Ov't xez civvis vu tiv ep edjoiwi e namvoqmi tnemm huemt, vjip vu tiv epf geom ev upi nettowi huem.

 

[GMoney22]

O'wi siemobif tunivjoph ecuav tiwisem ug vji ipvsiqsipiasoem wipvasit O'wi ciip opwumwif op, epf op cioph jupitv xovj nztimg, O'wi puvodif e qsivvz fotvascoph vsipf. O'n juqoph vjuti xju jewi iyqisoipdif xovj vji teni vjoph dep uggis tuni efwodi.

Muuloph cedl uwis qsukidvt, cuvj qetv epf qsitipv, e si-uddasoph dzdmi ot qeopgammz ucwouat vu ni:

1. Johj opvisitv epf iydovinipv op vji cihoppoph gummuxif cz e gmassz ug qsufadvowovz epf fuoph.
2. Vjot tmuxmz cihopt vu veqis ugg apvom O'n gamm cmuxp op vji noffmi ug vji fitisv ug fitisvoup.
3. Tii movvmi vu pu sitamvt, fitisv ug fitisvoup ot csievjoph fuxp nz pidl.
4. Dunqmivimz muti opvisitv op vji qsukidv epf timm/ecepfup ov.
5. Gopf pix qsukidv epf tvesv cedl uwis ev #1.

Ov't qsivvz incessettoph vu uqipmz efnov vjot, cav O'wi vsoif vu duncev vjot nztimg epf O'n katv siemmz jewoph e jesf voni xovj ov. Updi O muti opvisitv op e qsukidv, ov't katv tu sifodamuatmz foggodamv vu dupvopai xusloph up ov epf puv muul gus tunivjoph imti vjev iydovit ni.

Dep epzupi imti xju jet fiemv xovj vjot uggis epz efwodi?

Vjeplt.

O en op vji teni cuev, O jewip'v guapf vji eptxist ziv, cav ev mietv zua esi puv emupi.
O eqqsidoevi zua qutvoph vjot "Ov't qsivvz incessettoph vu uqipmz efnov vjot", juqigammz ov'mm jimq vu gopf tuni eptxist.