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Startups are stressful, but always remember the passion

Are you stressed out as an entrepreneur?  My guess is that you are.  You are the few, the brave, and sometimes the most anxiety ridden business people on the planet.  Its not easy forging a new product and/or business.  Serial entrepreneur and friend, Kelly Smith, just presented to the Northwest Entrepreneur Forum and has compiled some interesting quotes from Seattle Entrepreneurs.

There is a lot of stress in startups.  But, there is tremendous joy and fulfillment in them, too.  Please remember to not lose sight of why you decided to start a business – you are passionate around an idea.  Don’t let your employees forget that they are not simply working at a job, they are on a mission to achieve something great.  I always felt that if one can tap into higher levels of the proverbial Maslow’s hierarcy, then you can get a team to do anything.  You can face industry titans, super hard technical challenges, and teamwork during the hard times.

You can do anything (even while being stressed out) if you stay true to your passion.  One of my big inspirations in life was my high school cross country coach, Pat Tyson.  Coach Tyson is one of the most respected long distance running coaches in the country.   I’ve used his lessons about running for my life and for business.  Coach Tyson taught us to have passion for what we do and then everything else will fall into place.  An actual quote:

"Number one is just to gain a passion for running. To love the morning, to love the trail, to love the pace on the track. And if some kid gets really good at it, that’s cool too."
– Pat Tyson

Anyone can live a normal life. Congratulate yourself for pursuing you passion.

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