I “Wish I Had” Started A Business
Motivation June 7th, 2007
The one thing I in life that I have never been is a “wish I had.” The “wish I had” is that person that everybody has met at some point in their life. It’s that guy that says “I wish that I had bought that stock when it was sitting at $50 a share,now it’s at $350. I could have been rich!” When it went to $100 the “wish I had” still didn’t buy, they just watched until it hit the $350 mark. This is the type of person that will always be dependent on everyone else, always owed something for free, a non-go-getter.
The “wish I had” does not take the time to start a business blog. Everyone of us has potential to do something great in life no matter how small. The difference between greatness and being average is the amount of effort you put into a project or an idea. The people that succeed in life are always the one’s that took the risk to do so. Nothing in life is free, you have to work for it. Don’t give up, look ahead and realize that the gold is at the end of the rainbow.
Every day that I sit in front of the computer working on my business directory I think, “I can’t wait until I’m done building out my categories.” This is the hardest part of what I’m doing right now. It is perhaps the most mind numbing experience I’ve had and sometimes I just have to take a break, but I won’t quit. I have compiled years of research into this project and it shows in the quality that it will bring to the table. This is what drives me to succeed. Have a vision and see it through, plain and simple.
June 7th, 2007 at 7:00 am
Got to agree with this. Lots of people have said the biggest regrests are things you didn’t do rather than the things you tried and failed at. We should always grasp good opportunities when they come because they might never come around again. The real trick is spotting the good opportunities without the benefit of hindsight :)
June 7th, 2007 at 5:50 pm
Definitely, Chris! Grasp the opportunities while you have the chance or they may not be there tomorrow.
June 7th, 2007 at 9:40 pm
Excellent post. I hear people like this all the time; however, I most often hear the opposite story from others like: If only I had sold my dot com stock before it dropped to under a $1. I know how you feel though, I’m a go getter as well and just recently took care of forming an LLC for my websites when most of my friends don’t even know what that stands for.
June 7th, 2007 at 10:35 pm
Congrats on the LLC, Chris! It’s a great alternative to becoming incorporated, preferred by some, especially considering all the red tape that comes with the “inc.”
June 11th, 2007 at 8:14 am
Hey Chris - good post. Effort seems like an obvious pre-requisite to success, but effort and common sense seem to be missing in a lot of ventures. I guess that’s why sooo many people jump at “massive income” “no effort” opportunities.
June 11th, 2007 at 6:06 pm
Thanks Steve. That’s exactly why so many fall for these get rich quick schemes. People, it takes effort and lots of it.
June 17th, 2007 at 9:25 pm
Not just effort. Consistent effort. I think that’s the hardest part of motivation, especially when you’re self-employed. Sometimes it’s easier to uphold commitments to others than to yourself.
I hope you’ve planned some sort of reward for yourself for when you’re finishing building out your categories. Sounds like you richly deserve one!
June 17th, 2007 at 10:02 pm
I agree Angie, consistent effort is key to success. I’ve planned a little reward for myself, it’s called early retirement. ;) I definitely plan to celebrate by taking a nice little vacation. It’s not too far away.