July 16, 2013
Courage. We all suffer. Keep going
Between these two photos, there is an entrepreneur. I found the first one in an idyllic garden in Carmel, the second in a specialty cycling store in San Francisco. The first sells dreams, the second tells reality. The first will delight Pinterest, the second is necessary on your desk headboard.
We think that pursuing one's dreams immediately immerses you in a state of imperishable happiness, when in reality it places you in the arms of daily bipolarity. "The greatest battle is not physical but psychological. Nothing can definitively silence the demons that urge us to surrender when we go further. They must always be answered by the silent and firm dignity of one who simply refuses to surrender."
To achieve your dreams you don't need luck, you need stubbornness.
I remembered this photo yesterday watching the Tour and the cyclists' faces of suffering. There is much similarity between sport and entrepreneurship. I also saw a fan running next to the leader semi-naked, with a stuffed wild boar under one arm and a stuffed duck under the other, I promise, if anyone had that image it would be worthy of framing for the desk. Because to undertake, a lot of humor is also needed, a lot.