Comments on: Is Building A Business Too Hard? Maybe You Should Live In A Cave, Like This Guy.

By: catascouts

catascouts — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:38:12 +0000

I honestly believe that going to live in a cave is another way of giving up. Yes, sometimes I also feel like going out in the wild and eat roots and hunt but that's not really what I want.
It's as simple as that: if you ask someone who failed at fulfilling his/her dream (and now lives without hope) what would he/she want more, they will tell you they want their dream to come true! And most of the times that dream isn't necessarily to go and live in a cave with no money and in harmony with nature. That's just a way of dressing up a sad reality!

We want to do something and we gain satisfaction when we succeed! If we have the endurance to go through failures and learn along the way then we're on the right track to fulfill our dreams.

I guess people who go abruptly for simple life at the edge of misery aren't so keen of taking chances.

I love your blog and your interviews. It boosts my confidence and gives me the right mindset for succeeding. Romania, as a former communist country doesn't have such a long history of entrepreneurship so being able to extract knowledge from you West people is a real treat for me.

Cheers!

By: Highball Blog

Highball Blog — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:38:12 +0000

By: Natural Pet food

Natural Pet food — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:06:27 +0000

What an interesting story.I like the alternative advice that states “Suck it up and Make it count.” In life it easily to be become discouraged and want to give up and everyone goes through that in their life at some point. You have to push through the difficult times.

By: sid

sid — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:20:33 +0000

Hi Andrew, i think this pain that my guys and me are going through is worth it cause there is nothing in this world more valuable then time (time is the only thing that keeps us limited). Money can be made with time but it doesnt work the other way around (not proprtionally anyway).

Prior to starting my company i found myself finishing the tasks assigned to meat my 9-5 in a fraction of the time that was given. This could be viewed as an advantage cause for the rest of the time you can *pretend* to work and coast along, however this doesnt hide the fact that your burning the most precious resource that you have.

I just thought to myself, if im making a 6 digit salary totally budging my butt off and wasting time imagine how much more productive for myself and potentially for others i could be if i used that time properly.

I guess thats what the chain of thought was that began this journey me and my guys are doing. Its hard though we are almost done, but to us using time effectively and not wasting the time we have here is worth the effort (specially if like you say, it lives on as your legacy that can continue to help others)

By: AndrewWarner

AndrewWarner — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:54:25 +0000

Fair request Simon.