“Timing, perseverance, and ten years of trying will eventually make you look like an overnight success.” – Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter
Wow. The co-founder of Twitter?
From him, those “ten years of trying,” sound almost romantic and heroic, don’t they?
He fought the good fight and came out a champion, even when everyone thought he was crazy.
But what about those ten crazy years? Can you imagine quotes from that time?
- “I have just enough money in my checking account to cover the month, with no idea what to do next.”
- “In one day, I got a new client and a deal fell through. It feels like I’m just spinning my wheels.”
- “My spouse asked me for the third time this month why I’m crying over my business when I could just go get a job.”
- “I work and work to make a positive impact in the lives of others and I just got called sleazy. On Facebook.”
I made these up. Because who would be crazy enough to write about the grueling days of entrepreneurship?
This girl.
All through my toughest years of entrepreneurship, I wrote: I laid bare every struggle, every strategy, every mindset shift I had to make in order to persevere long enough to become an “overnight success.” I put everything down on paper that helped me build a business, to stretch my comfort zone, and to laugh at the absurdity of entrepreneurship.
You’ve heard the quote, “Entrepreneurs are the only people who will work 80 hours a week for themselves to avoid working 40 hours a week for someone else.”
Absurd, right?
But also incomplete.
Entrepreneurs work those crazy hours and endure the struggle because we are committed to making a difference. We improve the lives of others. We educate. We inspire. We transform.
Entrepreneurship is not for the faint of heart, and to succeed, being smart and strategic isn’t enough. To help you laugh, be inspired, and focus your efforts, I’m sharing a free chapter from my book, Smile When They Call You Sleazy! I hope it lets you know that you are not alone on the crazy journey.
And who knows? Maybe it could even help you shave a few years off of your journey to “overnight success.”
Sign up to receive your free chapter now: http://marycravets.com/bookchapter/
I believe in you!
Hola Mary Cravets!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Felicidades on your new baby and thanks for the free chapter! But what I want to know is: Where can I get the whole thing???
Your video is awesome (still love those glasses!), but where is the link to take the action you recommend (ordering the book)?
Abrazos y Besos Chica!!!
p.s. WHEN will you be in Barcelona?????????