Something Special Happens When You Just Show Up

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If there's one thing I've learned in my over 12 years as an entrepreneur, it's that the most important part of your business is showing up.

Even when you don't feel like it
Even when things are hard
Even when everything feels like it's going wrong

I've built five companies now, and every single time, there's always ebbs and flows. There are moments when things feel really great and aligned, and there are moments when everything feels hard, and it feels like I'm trudging through a swamp. No matter how hard I push, I don't get anywhere.

But I kept showing up. And that's what got me across the finish line.

That's not to say that you should build your business from a place of force, where you have to repeatedly do things you hate over and over again to achieve an outcome.

I work hard, but I don't believe in "hustle culture" work 18 hours a day 7 days a week. That may work for some people, but it's not sustainable and it's honestly not even necessary.

Work hard, yes, but also work smart and work with the way that your brain works.

If you keep noticing that something isn't working, that's a sign that you're probably out of alignment, and it's time to change something.

That doesn't necessarily mean it's time to change to a different business or give up on your dreams as an entrepreneur. It might just mean changing the methods and systems you're using to try and achieve the outcome.

This is a lesson that Rex and I learned recently. We found that if we push and do a ton of outreach and do these big launches, we can achieve success.

Followed by burnout.

Lesson learned. Now we're working with a coach to help us build systems and new ways of doing business that enhance what we're already doing and make ourselves more effective.

But I digress. The point of this whole post is this:

𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝗽. 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆. 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴.

As long as you don't give up, you will achieve your goals. Or you will find yourself hitting a different milestone you hadn't even thought of, that's better than what you hoped.

At least, that's what

@Brian Diep

tells me. And what I've found to be true in my own life, and in the lives of those I've coached and learned from.

Are you committed to showing up?

🔥 Yes. I’m in it for the long haul

😤 I show up… even when it’s messy

🤔 I’m trying, but it’s inconsistent

🧠 I know I need better systems

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