TIME: the most valuable asset we have that we all need more of. As entrepreneurs, we have to be dedicated to our businesses and sacrifice a whole lot of our time to ensure its success. We have to know to grant ourselves the patience in knowing Rome wasn't built in a day, yet also balancing the fact that if we don't give it all our best efforts, no one else will make it happen for us either. Remember to reward yourself for your progress, but continue to stay committed to seeing your dreams come to life even as they unfold and evolve to your needs and development.
Just because you already have a job doesn't mean you can't go out and start your own business. You have to be able to approach your idea of success without the crippling fear of moving forward. Know that failure is inevitable during growth, but what is most important to learn is how you choose to move on from your failures that makes your failures such a vital part of your progress. Be aware that once you catch that wanted traction, that momentum you've worked so hard for, you have to be willing to keep going and strike while the iron is still hot.
Likewise, even once you are established and think you're an expert, you have to realize that growth compounds as your business expands. You have to evolve your systems and practices as needs change with passing time. Sometimes, it may take years to need to upgrade a specific part of your procedures, while others may need to be changed every week to meet your demands. Your mindset is also going to change as you face obstacles and discover ways for you to overcome your problems. Remind yourself of your successes when you feel down, and remember your struggles to keep yourself propelling forward when things are already going fantastic to keep yourself on a roll to even better things.
Turn your passions into paychecks! If your passions are no longer as enjoyable because you've made them too heavy as "your daily grind", find a new way to tap into your other passions to make them profitable and get back to loving what it is you do. You don't have to give up your other dreams, sometimes you just have to either find a means to stack your passions that continue to bring you satisfaction and joy in doing what you love, or you may need pass on that torch to help you can trust to keep your mission alive.
Your mindset has to stay positive and always moving forward from the traumas you've experienced in your past. Find people to surround yourself with that make you feel good about yourself and encourage you to grow beyond your current level. Know that you have to know yourself in order to love yourself and what it is you are doing in your life. Be ready to identify and expel the things and people that no longer serve you for the better. When you no longer let your past hold power over your present, you can be free to experience your future in ways you never thought was possible. Be committed to yourself by outgrowing the version of you that you no longer need in order to evolve to your greatest version yet.