#47 If You Can't Handle the Stress, You Can't Handle the Success
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Friday!!!!! Hope you have had an incredible week! Chill weekend for me ahead, getting some work done and getting the office put back together. Excited to finally have proper lighting and be able to be in the space.
Today I wanted to talk about stress and success. I have had the privilege to work along side or know people that have started some pretty incredible businesses. One thing that I have noticed that not enough people call out...success doesn’t equal coasting or chilling. In fact, I think there is more stress in success than 99% of people realize.
People tend to think of “making it” as the point in the life/career where they have hit the money they want, the freedom they want, basically the ability to do what they want. The problem with that line of thinking is they put off things like health, fitness, bills, relationships and so on until the “make it”.
The reality is much different. Success adds a new, different kind of stress, now your company has employees or creates an income you need to keep making it. That pressure of staying successful can be a lot. It’s a ton of work to create a successful business and just as difficult to maintain a successful business. Especially one that will create real financial and time freedom.
Am I saying that you are going to be miserable whether you are successful or not? No. I am saying that you need to figure out what you need right now. Is it family time, fitness time, saving for retirement, educating yourself, it could be anything...figure it out now, because it won’t get any easier once you are successful.
Trust me, I fell into this trap for the last decade of my life. I have always been 2 years away from “Freedom”. So I put off the important things, family, kids, love, health, passions for too damn long. Don’t do that, find a way to fit it in now. Your wants and desires are worth it.
Take care of yourselves and those around you. Have a great weekend.
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