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Wow. It has been a while since I’ve posted here. Summer really takes a toll on your diligence.
It’s sad because when school is in session I always wish I didn’t have to go to class so I can be a full-time entrepreneur, but when I do have all this free time I seem to get distracted and lose a bit of that flame. I guess that’s one positive thing about school then- it acts as a bit of a motivator by forcing you to do stuff you’d rather not be doing like class and studying for exams and makes you think about what you’d really rather be doing like entrepreneurship.
I don’t have any excuses for not posting. I have been very busy with my social life, but even then I’ve had free time. I lost a bit of the flame because I knew there were more relaxing things I could be doing. However, I think I will be back on the entrepreneuring train as soon as school starts.
I’m curious- how do you keep yourself motivated when there are so many more short-term relaxing things to do?
P.S. I do apologize to my regular readers who haven’t seen a post in a while. I have to be honest and say that this is now more of a journal as to what is going on in my life than an informational blog. And some people do enjoy that, but sometimes it means a lack of posts. I will definitely try to post more often once September rolls around.
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Damn, its been a while!
What keeps me motivated..?? Well, I don’t like staying still… I always have to be doing something. It’s just how I am…. So if I’m not blogging, working on the Greek Store, or reading… I’m bored out of my mind haha.
Money, pure and simple. Thats what motivates me. I know that if i keep workin hard ill be able to sit back and enjoy life more, while everyone else (except us ‘treps) are caught up in the rat race. I don’t want to be workin all week just to pay off a mortgage, credit card and car loan.
Obviously, different things motivate different ppl. You’ve just got to have some sort of a goal. I want a ferrari, so i picture one outside the house every day and it just keeps me going.
Goals. You have to convince yourself that despite all the success you’ve already had, falling short of your monthly goal is still failing. And make sure you have rewards and punishments. Then again, to each his own. Good Luck.
Thank you for your responses guys. I will definitely keep these points in mind from now on. I am looking forward to continuing to strive for my goals and attaining some major successes in the coming months. Thanks, again.
Whats up dude! I sent you a PM on YE site then I saw that I received bunch of pm’s from you last year in my account that lead me to your blog!
Anyways I see you been busy with social life! Thats cool too man! I hope you get your butt motivated again and work on some business stuff! You had some real good ideas so I remembered you.
Hope all is well and studying? SUCKKKAHHHHH!
Hey Rohail, it sure has been awhile. Hope all is well.
Personally, in the past, my motivation was held in place by audacious, life-consuming goals. At this point, my goals were my life; they were my identity. If I did not work towards their accomplishment, I would necessarily feel very dissatisfied because my self-image would not be up to par.
I have since evolved. Now, instead, I pursue my goals not because they are me but because they seem right for me. In retrospect, many of the smaller ventures of my past were attempts to create success for myself even though I was meant to be pursuing the bigger things of my future.
So on the basis of doing what you’re meant to do, if I were you, I might look at yourself and determine what you truly want out of life. Who knows, maybe having college fun or experiencing the most out of your youth is more important. One way or the other, it’s probably good to make a concrete decision which will follow you in times of demotivation. Also, it’s probably good to remember that we don’t need to be working all the time. We do need R&R every once in awhile. That said, you don’t have to interpret a night out partying as necessarily a bad thing. Know that you can have that sort of fun from time to time as long as it is balanced with some good, solid work.
Another thing, I would make sure that you aren’t attempting to accomplish some entrepreneurial goal without the necessary skills and recources. For example, if you don’t know enough about a business that you’re pursuing or if you’re not nearly certain that what you’re doing will work, you’ll naturally be demotivated because humans naturally operate according to odds and reason. (You won’t have motivation to do something that you’re not fairly sure will work and it will be very difficult to accomplish something if you don’t know how.) You may simply need to learn more about some areas of business before you decide to pursue them. That is what I am doing.
Anyway, that’s my two cents worth. Good luck with everything!
Eliot
Hey Eliot,
Much thanks for the advice bro. I can definitely relate to that and it seems like the first ventures I went for really did become my life- if they failed I failed. I also can relate to Dennis’ point about being bored and wanting to do something worth my time. However, nowadays I don’t even have enough time to be bored. Certain obligations like business school and the fraternity are keeping me highly involved and leaves me no time to start ventures let alone think about which ones are right for me. I really wish I could drop out and pursue my dreams right now and hope to get that flare back whether it comes from being bored or really believing in a business. It seems like the way I’m going right now, I’m going to half-ass my way through business school just to get it done, and then hopefully not get stuck in a job. I’m always talking about dropping out with my friends, but in the end it always seems like such a big step and where am I going to find the income to live on my own meanwhile? Can’t use student loans if I drop out.
I really do apologize for not posting here in such a long time. It just feels like it’s not the right thing to be doing right now. I hope I can add some value into this blog in the future, but right now it’s just a journal for me and a way for me to keep in touch with friends like you guys. I want to thank each and every one of you for keeping me in check in times like this and for the support. I will take your words to heart, trust me.
Your friend,
Rohail