Life is just like building a business.

The Vital Few

Life comes down to big decisions.

A good life is determined by:

• The people you spend your time with
  • (relationships)
• The maintenance of your body
  • (nutrition & physical activity)
• Physical and mental Environment
  • (safety & security)

A good business is determined in a similar manner:

• The people you work with
  • ("your network is your net worth")
• The maintenance of your product / service
  • (best business practices)
• Physical and mental Environment
  • ("LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION")

In both cases, these are the vital few things that matter. Money is a factor as well, but if these factors are optimized, it is inevitable.

The Trivial Many

It is often the trivial many things that come in to distract you from the current situation.

In life:

• you can be taking in gossip from others
• you are envious of someone else's life and situation
• you are caught obsessing over small details of your day-to-day life
• you are constantly procrastinating by looking for advice, instead of acting on it

In business:

• you are micromanaging employees because you have no control in your role
• you are envious of someone else's revenue and brand reputation
• you are caught obsessing over news headlines of politics and economics
• you are constantly procrastinating by networking with new business contacts, instead of building products and services.

Controlling the Game

When you understand the parameters of the game, the answers get really obvious:

less talking, MORE DOING.

less dreaming, MORE THINKING.

less hesitating, MORE WRITING.

less second guessing, MORE BUILDING.

less passive, MORE ACTIVE.

The winners of the game of life and the game of business understand this.

The winners take the action. The winners take the risks.

When you stack all this worry in your mind, you are locked in a box. The box is comfortable. Nothing grows here. There are no memorable experience.

The victory is found in the process, where value is unlocked. The open air of possibility is new and exciting. You see change. The discomfort of risks and new experiences is memorable.

Winners are entrepreneurial.

Entrepreneurs work by solving problems (usually their own).

These problems are born out of issues that we all deal with.

The process of finding a solution needs to be taken as a personal vendetta.

Problems hurt you.

Worries hurt you.

So much so that you do not even realize until the damage is done.

Entrepreneurs are self-starters. Why?

They are not willing to outsource their problems to others: Others do not care. Others do not want to. Others make excuses.

Take care of your problems yourself: You care. You want to. You know you can do better.

Understand this dichotomy. This is a rare quality.

Just as the quality of self-reliance is rare, the outcome of self-actualization is rare.

Self-Actualization.

There are a lot of disaffected people in this life.

Upset with their job.

Upset with their relationship.

Upset with their family life.

Upset with the person they see in the mirror.

Let me ask you a question: Are you still living in a box?

Most people tend to obsess on the trivial. This leads to frustration. A frustrated human being looks for a quick fix. Quick fixes gravitate towards quick pleasure, no commitment, no depth, distracted from the real work > FAILURE

Most businesses (no, I'm not dropping the metaphor) tend to obsess on the trivial. This leads to frustration. A frustrated business looks for quick fix. Quick fixes gravitate towards greed, shady marketing, no vision > FAILURE

Self-actualization is the process of realizing personal potential and fulfillment. You need to seek growth, be open to reflection and new experiences.

You cannot hide from problems. They will find you. Build the character that shows up when problems arise. Do not cower into a box.

Do not lose track of the vision

You know what you want in this life.

You are not there yet because you are distracted by things that do not matter.

You will be kept on the sidelines of the game of life and business for that reason.

Entrepreneurs are few. Customers are many.

Creators are few. Consumers are many.

Beings are few. Humans are many.

Understand the vital few decisions in each game.

Engage yourself in the arena of each game.

Take the path of the few and PLAY each game.

The unlocked value will surely be plenty.

Thank you for reading! ✌️

Go forth and prosper.