TLDR:
- Develop the discipline of willpower and motivation to play the patience game and see what you’ve envisioned all the way through before making the final call.
- The biggest thing to realize is that if you want to not only see results but truly know when it may be time to move on is to develop the ethics akin to that of a workhorse.
Continuing to go down that tunnel in spite of no seeming light at the end
Personally, I’ve pursued a few ideas that have come across my mind for the past 2-3 years. One of those ideas I pursued for well over a year before eventually closing shop for good due to certain circumstances. But in spite of that, there were many highs I enjoyed, and then there were the lows.
What do you do when you’re experiencing the lows, particularly when one may seem never-ending?
I imagine that the vast majority of budding entrepreneurs experience such a low at the beginning of the pursuit, more specifically a few weeks in when high volumes of effort are being put in but are not necessarily being translated into the success they desire to see.
So what do you do?
For me, it was simple: to have the discipline of willpower and motivation to play the patience game and see out what you’ve envisioned all the way through before making the final call, irrespective of how later it may be and how much you’ve planned for from a long-term perspective.
More importantly, if you’re still having fun, ask yourself why would you want to give up already.
I enjoyed early success in the aforementioned idea I pursued for quite a while, but then a sudden dip came.
Naturally, I was very disappointed initially, but given the purposes for which I began pursuing the idea, I still had self-satisfaction even if it didn’t translate to the success I was hoping for because I knew it made me better than the last time, and continued enjoying what I was doing.
I’d also have the willpower and motivation to stride through such setbacks because of the fact that I convinced myself to not give up until I knew I tried everything I had in mind for the long-term vision, and that is how I got to experience the highs which I still thoroughly enjoy when I look back.
Though I reached a point where I tried everything I had in mind to achieve the long-term vision but was unable to and was no longer enjoying it, this particular pursuit helped me to master the craft of this particular discipline that I know is transferrable across literally any name idea.
It also taught me the importance of developing into a workhorse while enjoying what it is you’re doing, for that is when in my personal experience, you truly fully maximize the potential.
At the same time, it is also important to note that these lows can come at any given time, not just at the beginning. But regardless, this principle still applies.
And that’s all there is to it; it’s merely about developing the discipline and commitment to the vision of the idea you have in mind when you can’t even see the faintest ray of light at the end of the tunnel.