BLOG
While the startup world seems fueled by self-confidence to outsiders, for those who’ve journeyed inside, this land can create doubt within even the steeliest of souls.
Why did I ever think I was capable of doing this? What was I thinking?!
These are the types of questions most startup founders have asked themselves at some point. If we let it, our self-doubt will overwhelm us and cause us to give up.
Launching a startup is like scaling a mountain in that there’s a lot of planning that goes into the journey and a ton of things that can wrong if founders are not prepared. Even if we are prepared, there’s no denying that we’re in for a rough climb.
As founders, before we start our expedition, the first question we have to answer is: which mountain do we want to summit? There are infinite varieties: tall and steep, wide and meandering, or hidden in the clouds and shrouded in mystery.
Luck is a fickle beast, isn’t it? I’m not sure if I’d consider myself lucky or not, but what I do know is that luck often appears out of nowhere when we least expect it.
What I believe is equally true is that luck is what we make of it. Either we convert our good fortune into an opportunity or we don’t. Whether we consider ourselves lucky or not, we all get lucky breaks, yet only a few of us are able to take advantage of them.
Focus is increasingly hard to come by in today’s world. We’re bombarded by constant stimulation coming from every direction. For all my fellow business owners out there, we don’t have the mental bandwidth to deal with all these distractions and run our business in an optimal fashion. We need to focus — but where can we find it?
I’m not an expert, but throughout the years I’ve spent navigating my own headspace and running multiple businesses, I developed a few strategies for optimal focus.
