To Party or Handle Business?-That’s the Question!
Chasing a dream or vision in any form or fashion usually requires a person to become flexible and learn to give up a little in life in order to become successful. This fact also relates to the entrepreneur or aspiring business professional.
Now that you have set goals, gotten your ideas down, created a business plan, sought out legal and financial advice and put your talking to work, you might notice casual areas relating to your social life are beginning to change very quickly.
I mean let’s face it as your venture continues to grow more and more responsibilities will begin to get tossed onto your plate, so it’s hard to worry about attending every campus event or nightclub outing with your friends.
Now you have to focus on meetings, getting contracts and accounts, maintaining and managing current projects, staying on top of your budget, staying in touch with your team around you, networking with business people in your community, going to organizational functions and the list just goes on and on.
This is a lot for any person to be responsible for and then if you add in school, other jobs, family, etc. and it begins to become very clear that you can forget about trying to kick it at the latest frat party every night and still maintaining your venture properly.
However don’t become discouraged or frustrated with your loss of time for friends and family, because with any great goal or accomplishment there has to be some sort of sacrifice, flat out you just got to pay your dues.
I can remember when I first started working in the business field as a sales consultant. At the time I was at a very high social point in my life.
I was very active with a large international fraternity that was highly involved with events in my city. I also knew a lot of people, my game with the ladies was at its peak and I was partying like never before.
Then suddenly I got this sales position and I found myself working six days per week 12 hours per day! At first I went into complete shock from all the working hours. I was only off on Sunday and by the time my day off came around I was so burnt and stressed out that I didn’t feel like being bothered with anybody.
Naturally I was unable to hang out with friends like I use to because if I wasn’t at the office I was out trying to get my name known in my city and making connections.
Despite the harsh sacrifice and the fact that I had to grow up a little faster than those around me, the long-run aspect turned out for my benefit because I gained a ton of experience, made some very valuable connections that are still working for me today and was able to get my feet wet.
So the next time you have to skip a non-business function for a work-related activity just know that you are not doing anything different from every other entrepreneur that has blazed the path before you, sacrifice is a necessary must for greatness!
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