It’s now been a few years since I set out on my quest to go possess my promised land and looking back there sure were a lot of hard times. When I started out I didn’t know ANYTHING and I had no one teaching me what to do. So to say the least, I learned a lot through trial and error.
I have seen so many step up to the plate and strike out. I have had friends come and go who I thought would be lifelong business partners. I have felt the stresses of debt collectors hounding me for the money I owed, all the while I knew that there had to be a better way. I knew taking my business to the Internet was the way I was supposed to go.
Looking at all the things that had gone wrong, it would have been so easy to give up. But something happened to me the other day that made every hard, stressful, unsupported idea and task to grow my business worth it.
My wife came into my office and asked me to come with her, she had something she wanted to show me. As I walked out from my office she pointed into our oldest daughter’s room where I saw our one year old sitting by herself playing with some toys by a dollhouse, totally unaware she was being watched. Now that may not seem like a big deal, but it was truly one of those “Kodak moments”. It was when I stopped to watch her everything came into perspective. It’s moments like this I would be missing out on if I was still working at that resort, which was more like a prison. Realizing how blessed I am to be able to do what I love in the comfort of my own home and being able to spend time with my family. It makes all those hard times very much worth the effort of pushing through.
A month or two ago I had a quick discussion on Twitter with Alejandro Reyes a.k.a. SuccessFool. He had mentioned his four month old daughter which led to our discussion about how true success isn’t found in money, but in the privilege to be able to raise our kids right.
How often we as entrepreneurs forget about the little things in life that make life worth living. I don’t know about you, but when I have a something that needs to get done, I will do that thing until the job is done. That can be a very good thing, but not if I am missing out on those “Kodak moments” of life. I share this story to encourage you to Never Give Up as you go and possess your land, but make sure you truly know what the Promised Land looks like.
It would be a shame to spend countless hours making a name for yourself in the Industry and/or making a lot of money and miss out on the most valuable things in life.
I wish you the best of success.
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thanks a lot for the love bro!
family is ALWAYS first. success is cool, but significance is where its at!
significance in relationships
significance in family
you can have both, but i’ll ALWAYS choose significance first. i think when you TRULY do that, you ultimately become successfool!
looking forward to chatting with you soon!
Thanks Alejandro! Hey It was great connecting with you on Skype last night. You’re doing everything the right way!
Great article, buddy! We definitely have to remember to keep things in perspective. I can’t wait until I have those “kodak moments” with a little one (or two…lol). Until then, I’ll just enjoy this single life
Great blog post my friend. Keep the good stuff coming.
Deon
Thanks a lot Deontee! Glad to stopped by! I have really have enjoyed your Facebook techniques and ideas. Keep it up!