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On reflection of a conversation I had the other day

Anything related to matters of the mind
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One of the best things about being an entrepreneur is that you can
do what you want.

The hours are longer, the work harder, and you MUST use your brain a lot more.
And if you do You will end up enjoying yourself so much more.

Life is what is available to you,
instead of the constant drudgery, and the lackluster results so many
people find themselves in when they simply accept the default "life" handed
to them, and end up in the “grindâ€

by engaging the harder path up front, you end up working more in the beginning, front loading all the
work, but you get to enjoy the larger path later.

Many new entrepreneurs think if they go into business for themselves then they can
subsequently coast through life with few worries.

The worries of life never go away, even for the successful entrepreneur.

the lubrication of money allows the quick resolutions to many frustrating situations
where money is the obstacle. Money is quiet often the avenue of
convenience when you have it, and seemingly the impassable mountain when
you don't.


Where as if you can take money out of the equation almost entirely,
then the obstacles revel themselves to be exactly what they are, items
of execution on a time table.

The pursuit of money for moneys sake is quite often like going to shoping at a convience store. Quick and
dirty, and ultimately unfulfilling.

The many trappings and toys that money can bring, are like the toys of
your youth. Shinny, new and temporarily exciting, but most of the
toys,

Eventually fall away, like many of the toys of your past. Do
you still play with the GI joe? Or barbie of your toddler youth? Often
the answer is no.

and when someone brought a new toy to school, you
craved it, because they had uninhibited access to the new toys and you
did not.

often upon acquisition of the toy itself, often the newness fades,
and the next thing presents itself to continue the cycle.

The person most broke, is often focused on the money, not the value creation
that ultimately brings in the money.

It is a hard leap between the money focus (for the perceived benefits
that money brings, including shiny new toys) and the value creation focus, because when you are creating value

there is not always the easy to see connections between what you are creating NOW and the end goal
of the money. It requires a certain leap of faith. Most often we look
to successful people like MJ and others to validate the belief that its possible, and that they did it. But often over look the process that person took to get the the event. While there is alot of value in seeing those kinds of examples, Idolizing them is very often counter productive to your own success.


If you were to focus on developing a fastlane business, forget the toys, forget the platitudes, forget the accolades, and forget the money, leap like there is really a net, (albeit one you cant see. But it is there in all reality)


Leap and fly.

And if you fall

then you just bounce a couple times. And that's just ok.

Because you can always get up leap again, and just accept the fact
that few birds fly on the first leap.

But ANY bird can fly if it just jumps enough.
And learns the medium it fly's in (yes that means you penguins, for the committed pessimist )\

it can be done, its worth it, leap, fly and don't focus on shinny goals, focus on your value addition to the world at large.
or to a market in specfic

Just a thought.
Z
 
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Great post!
 

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Bump for an older posting which I just read today.
 
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A very comforting post.

Recently I've been starting to see the work behind peoples fortunes, and have started saying "how could I have been so blind, of course they did something to get that, and of course it was effort applied at a goal, and of course most of them never thought it would work out".
There seems to be an explosive second wind, an intangible moment, where a person realises how it can be done, and why, that only comes after you've built yourself up strong enough.

The solutions aren't always easy, but they are in the direction of using our own intellect and drive.
What we look for, whatever it is, that bridges that gap and makes us get real about what needs to be done.
It becomes more tangible, each day.

It is just such a recursive process that you don't think you'll ever catch on.
But one day I think you just get wise, or do something smart, and things slowly open up.

But after its done, you still keep reaching, you are just better at it than before.
 
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Fear kills so many dreams, before they even get out of bed.


I like to embrace the fear, and enjoy the ride, and JUMP!

its taken me far!

Z

Some awesome and deep thoughts in that post Zen!

Hey...z-e-n...wait a minute...
 

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Great post, excellent anology, amazing message.
Thanks Z
 

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leap like there is really a net
focus on value creation
And if you fall

then you just bounce a couple times. And that's just ok
its not always that easy to see connections between what you are creating NOW and the end
by engaging the harder path up front, you end up working more in the beginning, front loading all the
work
Life is what is available to you
The person most broke, is often focused on the money, not the value creation
that ultimately brings in the money.

So, being broke is about focusing on the danger, rather than making the leap of creating value.

So we need to distinguish between broke a$$ attitudes, leave them to the side, and take up a paradigm that generates value rather than seeking validation.

Idea: Oh shit! You are saying that the only way to make cash like a damn good entrepenuer is to be self sustaining. You aren't meant to be half scrambling and half value creating, you are meant to go the whole way.

Ah, confidence. Totally owning your own destiny, and ... Making stuff available.
Being the center, and delving into issues WHEN it makes sense to (rather than drowning in it), and maintaining a good flow.

Idea2: The difference between good and poor, is really subtle if you seperate components, but the strategy validity and freedom of what is good is the best choice.
I think I get why you mention the toys and money. Its because none of that will make you an entrepenuer (a real one). Its a false goal, that never deepens your character.
Never makes you a better problem solver, and can leave you whining.

Your money is just an extension of your choices, but your skill is the ability to SEE those choices better than anyone else. You put in hard work, with a goal in mind, and your ceiling is the grind until value is in your hands. And your vision, determines what that value, when shared, will make available...
 

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Now we just need to figure out what the dolphin is for.

I had a hunch a few weeks ago. Went out in the world with that hunch. I acted accordingly and have finally began learning to swim in the ocean of life. It's worth spending some time and thought trying to figure it out. It was for me any way.

@zen*******

I never cease to be amazed at the shear wisdom in your rhetoric. It is an honor to open my eyes and ears to gems you drop here and there.
 
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