Startup Realities: The Beauty in the Struggle
Starting a business is complicated, challenging, and overwhelming. It is the entrepreneur’s job to manage the limited resources available. They are given a free hand to take action, to make decisions, and to use all available options and resources. The goal is to get the business going, then to grow it, and then to secure it. These are the challenges all entrepreneurs set up to conquer.
Everyone expects the struggle of starting a business. They anticipate and prepare for long hours, hard work, and the possibility of failure. They will willingly submit to the struggle, knowing that it will end. That one day, everything will be in place and there will only be an abundance of all that are lacking right now. And then they will sit back, relax, and enjoy the fruits of their labors.
But, the struggle never stops!
All seasoned entrepreneurs and business leaders know this. In fact, the most successful of them anticipate and thrive in the struggle. They know that struggle is integral to a flourishing business. There will always be more clients to serve, markets to conquer, and bigger opportunities to grab.
A great business professional would be able to grasp business challenges by the head. They will efficiently use the company’s limited resources to guide it closer to its goals. A trained, skilled, and focused business leader will take careful considerations of all factors, take measured risks, and will have backup plans for multiple occurrences. His goal is to overcome the challenge and end the struggle.
But, only a true entrepreneur will see the beauty in the struggle. The real goal is not at the end of the struggle. It is with challenges that he or she will feel energized, engrossed, and determined. And it is only in hardship and overcoming obstacles that entrepreneurs will truly find fulfillment and success. It is the daily grind that keeps them excited and effective.
For it is in the struggle that you are at your best. Amidst hardships, you are at your most creative, you work the hardest, and you give your best shot. It is in dire situations that you discover your greatest gift, uncover untapped creativity, and realize your ultimate power.
And when the struggle stops, it is a sign that their work there is done. Without problems to resolve, shortages to address, and puzzles to solve, they’re done. They will move on, to seek other challenges, to find other achievements.
And when the struggle stops, it is a sign that their work there is done. Without problems to resolve, shortages to address, and puzzles to solve, they’re done. They will move on, to seek other challenges, to find other achievements.
About The Struggle
The Struggle is when you wonder why you started the company in the first place.
The Struggle is when people ask you why you don’t quit and you don’t know the answer.
The Struggle is when food loses its taste.
The Struggle is when you don’t believe you should be CEO of your company.
The Struggle is when you know that you are in over your head and you know that you cannot be replaced.
The Struggle is when everybody thinks you are an idiot, but nobody will fire you.
The Struggle is where self-doubt becomes self-hatred.
The Struggle is when you are having a conversation with someone and you can’t hear a word that they are saying because all you can hear is “The Struggle.”
The Struggle is when you want the pain to stop. The Struggle is unhappiness.
The Struggle is when you go on vacation to feel better and you feel worse.
The Struggle is when you are surrounded by people and you are all alone. The Struggle has no mercy.
The Struggle is the land of broken promises and crushed dreams. The Struggle is a cold sweat. The Struggle is where your guts boil so much that you feel like you are going to spit blood.
The Struggle is not failure, but it causes failure. Especially if you are weak.
Most people are not strong enough!
As long as we breath air we are going to have struggles. Life is a struggle. Startups are a struggle. Growth is a struggle. Entrepreneurship is a struggle. Struggling with your identity only makes you human. Having the ability to create in the midst of the struggle is what makes you an entrepreneur.
Identifying the struggle and leveraging it to build a thriving organization is what sets you apart from the rest of the world. The single defining factor that makes you an entrepreneur is the ability to stay in continuous motion.
In the technology game, tomorrow looks nothing like today. If you survive long enough to see tomorrow, it may bring you the answer that seems so impossible today.
