The Power of Sheer Will
Today I wanted to discuss what I consider to be a very important topic… I want to discuss sheer will power and how it can alter your life forever. I always find it funny that the majority of the people I know are perfectly willing to work a minimum wage job to do whatever it is they’re paid to do, including but not limited to stacking boxes, preparing food, cleaning duties and more. Even though after working a full week their paychecks end up being just enough to pay bills, they are still perfectly willing to do this kind of work for money.
Realistically there’s no shame in working for money no matter where you get it. Whether you have a minimum wage job or not you should feel proud that you work for your money, you invest into your life and hopefully also your future. But I have one big issue with this kind of mentality. If you have a dream which is greater than the job you’re currently working, then why is it that so few are willing to put in the amount of time and energy necessary to get it done?
[sociallocker id=”3982″]If I were to hover over some of my *consulting clients and tell them to get their ass to work, then I bet they’d do it. If I promised them $9 an hour to do the work for me, they’d do it even more happily. So what’s the problem here? The problem is that many are willing to do work as long as a boss is over them hovering and telling them what to do, and this is the same reason I believe that so few business owners ever make it to a level of real success.
While most people are willing to do meager work for meager pay as long as they have a boss hovering over them telling them “You have to be here at 8AM, you can’t leave until 6pm, you have a one hour lunch break at noon, get to work, you’re doing that wrong, don’t do that, make sure you’re focusing on this and that”… You get the point.
This is a difficult thing to overcome, but it has NOTHING to do with your financial position, your resources, your network or even the amount of knowledge you have (though expanding these will certainly help your cause). The fact is you are 100% TOTALLY in control of your GRIND level, but it’s an empty room with nobody in it. Think about it.
When it comes to your business, NOBODY is going to hover over you. Or force you to work starting at 8AM and telling you that you can’t leave until 5pm. Let me ask you an important question: have you EVER worked a full 10 hour day for your business?!?! You’d be amazed how many people say “no”, but I try to work 5-10 hours almost every single day. I’m not just talking about making beats either though that can certainly be a really good way to spend your time. But there’s WAY more to your business than just making and selling beats online.
It’s so vital that you hover over YOURSELF and force yourself, through the sheer power of your own will, to sell beats online faster. It’s very difficult when you’re in an empty room to motivate yourself, it’s a lot easier with a boss nagging you, who has the power to fire you, and I get that and I understand that. But your business will never metaphorically “hire you” if you don’t force yourself to take the time.
For me, Pandora helps a lot. I actually pay monthly the $4 or whatever it is to keep the service from ever making me listen to commercials. I love hearing nothing but positive, uplifting, and fast music when I work. Right now I’m listening to “Alt-J Radio” which I think is really great music for working. You want to listen to music that is upbeat and a bit faster, so it motivates you to work. You know. Like house cleaning music.
But in the end, you are in charge of YOUR HUSTLE! And if you don’t have the time to make it happen, PAY SOMEBODY ELSE to do it for you!
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