Patience is a Virtue
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      I'm Mike, the owner of an athletic development company called HPC. I recently quit my financially secure day job to 1) finish my PhD and 2) take my business full time. It's a risky venture and a major redirection (hence the blog name) in my life. I love food, hate sleep, and want to be my own boss. I have mild OCD and ADD but I will always post, so please come back if you are interested in following this venture and maybe picking up some random bits along the way.
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    Last updated: Friday, March 13, 2009 | 887 Views

    As I wait for a facility to take my business full frontal, one of the things that has really become clear to me is that if you’re going to go at it alone and pursue your dream lifestyle and job, one thing you’ll need is patience. Without patience you’ll go crazy. Insane in fact. Fortunately, I’ve been in this situation before, waiting for the big break so to speak. Waiting on things (investors, partners, etc) that present themselves as huge potential opportunities that may or may not pan out. In my experience, most of them don’t pan out for a variety of reasons. Even more important than knowing that however is to know that things will likely take longer than expected. When someone tells you ‘I’ll know in 10 days!”…expect to be waiting at least twice that long. And when you do get the response, it’ll probably be something that warrants another fatally optimistic “10 days!” If you’re a freelancer or entrepeneur and want to keep your sanity, stay the course, trust your instincts, and most of all be patient.

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    1.  Chuck Bartok
      March 13, 2009

      These are exciting times for you..

      I pray you are not going it alone.

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    2.  Amy
      March 15, 2009

      I am so impatient! I am “waiting for the big break so to speak” and it is not fun plus it is making me question why I decided to go into business for myself at all – I know our product is sounds we just need a break and my patience is wearing thin – it was good to hear your words as a reminder to hold on and not do anything rash!

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