Who’s Your Muse?
Entrepreneurs are inspired to create brilliant work from various sources. Maybe it’s your mother, your girlfriend, or even a professor; we are all inspired to create from different people in our lives.
It’s important to realize what inspire you and to hold onto that special someone or something throughout your life. For me, my greatest inspiration is spending time every single day and staring out the window, thinking about all the great things that I can accomplish in this world.
I think about the great movers and shakers who have made immense contributions to society. Gates, Buffet, Oprah, Branson, Gandhi, King, Einstein, and the list goes on.
Just thinking about greatness on a daily basis helps to inspire me, helps me to think on that extraordinary level.
There are going to be times as an entrepreneur when you feel absolutely drained, both intellectually and creatively. It’s not easy keeping those ideas flowing. Entrepreneurs are constantly focusing on coming up with the next best thing and, as we all know, that takes an enormous amount of mental energy.
That’s why it’s crucial to surround yourself with positive people who are going to offer you the support that you need to keep at it, to stay in the game.
Something as simple as visiting your grandma and talking about your childhood or calling up an old friend who you haven’t spoken to in years, can go a long way with sparking creativity and re-energizing your mind to tackle those goals of yours.
We’re entrepreneurs, not superheroes. We can’t change the world by ourselves and it’s important to understand and accept that. We’re going to need people to help inspire us, to help motivate us, to lend a hand when we fall, and to push us along when we slowdown.
Whoever those people are in your life, lock onto them and hold on tightly – their influence in your life is priceless. As an individual entrepreneur you can do great things in life, but with the cooperation and help from others, you can do extraordinary things.
Who’s your muse? What inspires you?
2 Comments
Avi
December 22nd, 2006 at 1:33 pm
I started reading the mindpetal network a few weeks ago and have found it to be motivating and inspirational. Being an entrepreneur requires focused, long hours of work - the consequence of which can be a feeling of isolation and loneliness. At those times, I look at my role models and the people who inspire me and know I’m not as alone as I feel. The company of greatness.
David Askaripour
December 22nd, 2006 at 1:38 pm
Well said, Avi. I’m glad that you find inspiration from our community, thanks for being a part of that. I know exactly what you mean about isolation and loneliness — I’ve been there and still am there to some degrees. Entrepreneurship isn’t easy, but when we unite and stick together, we are that much stronger.
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