Friendly reminder that you're allowed to be stressed, angry, sad, frustrated, annoyed, aka have things generally not go your way…and still get shit done.

What people think owning a business is like: doing what you love everyday What owning a business is actually like: loving something enough to suffer for it

You are using the excuse of lack of passion to disguise your inability to handle difficulty. Your passion only exists in the vague. even if you start a business around your “passion” 95% of what you do everyday will NOT be your passion. You’ll just have brief moments where you do that specific thing (if at all) and assuming that thing never changes (which it will). So if you know that: 1) Unless you get good at your passion, you will have to do things you like less to pay the bills. 2) As soon as you are good at your passion, demand will outstrip your supply of time and 95% of what you do will not be “the thing you love” but stuff you do to support the thing you love, which you may indeed “not love” 3) The 5% of your passion that’s leftover will only be there if your passion doesn’t change (which it will) Which means the vast majority of your life you will not be doing things you are passionate about. And in the tiny instance you do, it’s likely short lived. I say all this to say, delaying your pursuit because you’re waiting to find your passion is a fools errand. Find something people value. Do that thing even though it sucks. Realize there is no greener grass. It all sucks. But it sucks less when you’re good. And the best way to get good is to get started.

Figure out what you want. Ignore the opinions of others. Do so much work it would be unreasonable that you fail. Realize it never mattered to begin with. Help others once you get there.

Record breaking outcomes take record breaking work. No one will understand and that’s okay. You’ll know. And you’re the only person whose respect you need to earn. You’re also the hardest person to earn respect from. You can’t bullshit you. So it counts double.

You should be willing to tolerate lack of experience not lack of intelligence.

Pro tip: If you're afraid to take the risk, write down in excruciating detail what you're actually afraid of having happen. Step by step what happens next when you fail. You'll often find it's not so bad when you spell it out. Fear exists in the vague, not the specific.

Money loves speed. Poverty loves indecision.

To those going through dark times: You can always find reasons to quit. You just need to find more reasons to keep going.