The Comfort in Having A Bad Day

Today kinda sucked. I don't have a lot of amazing days. I have a lot of neutral days, but I only ever have bad days when my own attitude creates one.

Yeah it started off bad. I had to fire someone that used to be a great employee due to rumors I may never fully confirm. It was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. I did what had to be done with the utmost professionalism and respect- probably more respect than was deserved....I have a soft heart and like to believe the good in people.

I also met owners of a yogurt store doing OVER THREE TIMES the amount of sales as me just because their location is probably the best in the state if not the nation. These guys weren't lying- they own four restaurants and they knew their financials and margins well. What really gets under my skin is they are just another cookie-cutter bright and tacky yogurt shop- worst of all their yogurt is icy! Yet none of that matters because LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION is everything. Unfortunately, I say it all the time- you could have the most beautiful, clean, friendly store with the creamiest frozen yogurt in the middle of the desert and you will fail!

Yeah I'm jealous as every motivated entrepreneur should be. All my hard work is undermined because I live in the middle of nowhere and commute 25 minutes to my store which is the last stop off the suburban train from Philly. I'm population challenged! It's NOT FAIR!!!

I find comfort wallowing in my sorrows and negativity. I am overly observant to the point where I know I am being ridiculous. I want to be pissed off. I want bigger and better things. 

I don't know exactly what those things are but one thing I do know is that perception = reality. Today was tough but it only sucked because I wanted it to suck. Sometimes you force yourself to be upset to make sure you can still feel. To realize how good it is when it gets good! 

Problem is it will only get good if YOU make it get good..."It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters"~ Epictetus. 

The Power of Action

Why is it that people have such a hard time taking action? Maybe action is delayed due to the fear of failure, aversion of potentially wasting time, or simply being lazy. Personally, those are three reasons I didn't start this blog years ago.

I read extensive articles on entrepreneurship, happiness, and life in general every day. I'm addicted to gaining practical knowledge for use in my journey. Yet I chew over all this content, come to realizations, and never set this information free to it's rightful destination: the written word. The habit is like breathing in fresh air and never exhaling. A input without an output. I guess that's why English teachers have always promoted the dreaded "reading and writing" exercise!

This "all think, no action" trap seems to be a problem many young adults, let alone young treps (entrepreneurs), fall into every day. We repeatedly analyze, adjust, and obsess over thoughts paralyzing ourselves into a state of confusion and non-action. In reality, constantly trying to figure out the perfect path for your life creates the opposite of what you truly want. 

"Screw it. Just do it!" as one of my entrepreneurial idols, Richard Branson, exclaims. Stop thinking. Live in the present moment and take action! There is never going to be a better time to start. 

Move your journey forward and learn as you go because not acting is the greatest failure of all. If you keep thinking and not acting on your dreams you will never get there. START NOW!