Do it All – All the time
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When you finally get to the top just know it ain’t over. I mean that to say you know you have to elevate your game, you know you have to be organized, you know you have to stay on guard, you know you have to stay in shape, you know you have to eat right, you know you have to get good rest, you know you have to enjoy your life, you know you have to maintain relationships and you know you have to keep recognizing and knowing things before others know them. The thing that really tests who you are made of is the fact that you have to do it all.
This is the exact reason why most cats who are this way take month long vacations or end up selling the company. It’s hard to stay at a high level of efficiency balancing everything. This is why cats have those personal assistants because I would love to have someone run to Brooklyn and get me a cheesecake from Juniors too. This is why these cats usually overdo it at a party because unlike the regular cats who say TGIF after a 9 to 5 these cats are saying TGABJIF (God Allah Buddha and Jehovah) after a 90 to 150 hour work week.
I face this right now as we speak because I thought I could take a break but without me pressing on the gas my own company is not doing what it should. As I sit here looking out my window I glance at people and wonder if I can ever go back to having a simple life where I just have a beer at happy hour without thinking about what I need to do tomorrow, this week, this month and this year. I wonder if I can ever stop my brain from looking for opportunities in everything from better walking shoes to even a automatic dog washer.
See I remember when I started and I was so happy from making money that I barely got any sleep. I remember saying this is what it takes to be on top and I’m all in. It was indeed exciting when the chips really started rolling in and I was staring at the checks thinking I don’t deserve it. I remember partying in Manhattan looking around thinking this is a long way from Compton. I remember flying so much on a plane that I started knowing Alan Alda (TV show Mash) personally as we caught the same planes from East to West then back in 7 days.
So as I return to the Grind aka the Hustle aka The Place where Chips are made I have learned a valuable lesson. You can take a break from making money but not too long because the cost of being the Boss is I have to Do It All, All The Time!
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That’s wassup man! I was turned on to your site last week, and you have some good stuff on here. Only thing I would add for this post is to remember to work SMARTER not HARDER.
Working hard yields results, but you can also get burned out that way. It’s imperative to have a balance, and to know when to say when. Keep up the good hustle man!
Welcome CJ! I agree that you need to find the most efficient way to make money possible but sometimes the work is the work. Sometimes we have to dig ditches as there’s no way around it.
Balance is the key as most people don’t know how to hire or hand over he keys to someone else so we don’t run into that wall.
That could be the reason that some ppl stay working under someone else, idk. Good post, don’t stop.
People stay working under someone else because they don’t like risk. The people who return to working under someone else usually want some kind of security after going out on their own for long.
Thanx and I don’t plan to!