Keeping the passion for success alive is hard, especially if you don’t get the support you need and face setback after setback. You may get tired, bored and discouraged if your business can’t get off the ground or can’t grow the way you expected it. And then you may notice how your passion slips through your fingers and it seems like there is nothing you can do.
The lack of passion won’t just slow you down, but can lead to even worst consequences – you may give up and settle for the mediocre or for something that doesn’t make you happy. This is why reviving the passion for your business and the passion to achieve your goals is essential.
“We must act out passion before we can feel it.” Jean-Paul Sartre
Passion as one of the essential ingredients of startup success plays a key role in every entrepreneurial journey. There are ways to nourish it and the following four will give you the roadmap to follow in this important journey towards reigniting your passion for startup success.
Take a step back – The first thing you need to do is to distance yourself from the daily business activities. Take a day off and use it to revise your whole entrepreneurial journey so far. This process of evaluation will be helpful only if you are honest with yourself. Think about the things that you’ve done right, about the things you’ve done wrong, about the things you could have done differently, and the ones that you couldn’t control.
Then focus on the reason why you are still in business. Remember what got you started. Go over your short-term goals and your long-term goals. In the end, focus on the bigger picture. All of this will help you to take a look at the situation from another angle – from an angle of peace, far from the daily business hassle.
Avoid the routine – After getting your focus back on the things that got you started, it is time to take a closer look at your day-to-day activities. The killer of passion is the routine. Look for unhealthy patterns that you follow – from your morning habits through the time you spend in the office to the ways you spend your evenings. The chances are huge that you are constantly repeating the same activities, which can be the reason your creative genius is in a snooze mode.
Get a new perspective – and the best way to do so is to change your main sources of information. Broaden your horizon when it comes to the books you get your hand on, the websites you follow, and the publications you read. Look for inspiration in unusual places and the chances that you find it is much bigger.
Communicate – Establish meaningful relationships with mentors and people, who inspire you. Find the support that you need from people you admire and tackle your interest. Expand your network and connect with like-minded entrepreneurs that you instantly click with. Find a way to be useful for your business community. This will give you meaning and the sense of meaning nourishes passion.
