We've been doing some gentle musing on success, after a conversation with a young entrepreneur.
Most new businesses like in her arena fail. Outlasting the competition might be one measure of success.
Running a profit is an obvious metric, one that takes time to achieve. During that period of deficit/investor financing, is it possible to feel successful?
What if this is in some ways ancestral, and that connection is meaningful in an irreplaceable way?
Can spending your days doing something that fills the soul be called success?
And who is judging? Do you answer to anyone other than your investors? The people holding the financial lifeline certainly have a stake in your definition of success; they probably want a return on their investment.
But they also have a stake in you. Watching a protege, a mentee, a family member learn and grow and try to do a very hard thing is an intangible reward. Your success is their success, because they helped make it happen.
But without you, there is nothing. And right now there is something teetering on the verge of breaking even. And you created that something.
Take a moment, a deep breath, and get back to work.
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