Do you have the stones for it? The stones for what? For it.
Sitting in the car with my dad the other day, I asked him about the speeches he has given throughout the years and which one was his favorite. “I think the risk speech I gave was my favorite,” he said. “What was that about?” He then dropped on me an equation I will never forget.
Your commitment and excitement of it succeeding has to be > your fear of it failing.
This is a sliding scale too. Often of times there are moments where the failures stack up, and you question the other side. But the scale must never live in the favor of the side of failure. It must be tipped towards belief. Because there are so many reasons that it wont work…I promise you. The past…a huge one. In fact, most venture capital firms prefer to back first time entrepreneurs because they are hungry, over the seasoned ones because they are less likely to take risk because they know the game.
But it does come down to the question of whether or not you have the stones…the guts…the fortitude to make it happen?
Which side of the equation are you?
– Evan Sanders
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lavirtuduvice
February 28, 2013 at 10:12 amReblogged this on La Vertu Du Vice and commented:
Very inspirational!
thebettermanprojects
March 1, 2013 at 9:59 amThank you! What did you like about it so much?
ramblingsofabipolarwoman
February 28, 2013 at 10:54 amReblogged this on ramblingsofabipolarwoman and commented:
So very true! Again, like something else I reblogged earlier…..success isn’t easy, you have to work hard for whatever it is you want to accomplish. You will fall, you will get disappointed, things may take awhile to work out, but if you want something bad enough, you will work hard and continue to press on.
thebettermanprojects
March 1, 2013 at 9:59 amYou are right. It takes pounding away at your craft to make it there. The failures come with the thrill of the journey π
Nico Canon
February 28, 2013 at 12:29 pmAmazing! love the pictures, quotes and message.
Your father is a very wise man.
-Nico
thebettermanprojects
March 1, 2013 at 10:00 amI would have to say he is haha
Postcard Poems and Prose
February 28, 2013 at 1:14 pmRisk v. Reward…always a worthwhile bout. Nicely stated. Dave
Ruby
February 28, 2013 at 2:27 pmThis is for you! π http://yourinnerfeathersbyruby.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/nominated-with-two-awards/
thebettermanprojects
March 1, 2013 at 10:00 amThank you for that reblog!
Peter
February 28, 2013 at 3:22 pmReblogged this on A View from the Other Side.
thebettermanprojects
March 1, 2013 at 10:00 amThanks for the reblog!
myupscalegaragesale
February 28, 2013 at 7:16 pmThis post could not have been written at a better time! Funny how perfect strangers can say somerhing that jars you out of your funk! Thanks π
myupscalegaragesale
February 28, 2013 at 7:17 pmSomething
thebettermanprojects
March 1, 2013 at 10:00 amThats why we have awesome friends around us too…to take us out of the crap when we are in it. Glad I could do that for you
The World Is My Cuttlefish
March 1, 2013 at 3:27 amInspiring post. What profession is your father on? He sounds le a real mentor.
thebettermanprojects
March 1, 2013 at 10:01 amAn entrepreneur / inventor. Pretty awesome dude.
The World Is My Cuttlefish
March 1, 2013 at 3:28 am“…sounds like…”
FlorK
March 1, 2013 at 3:35 amDavid had the stones that slayed Goliath that gave them the victory over the Philistines – this illustrates precisely your point.
thebettermanprojects
March 1, 2013 at 10:02 amThere you go! Good connection.
progressionofme
March 1, 2013 at 4:40 amwow – yes, powerful post Evan! I’m curious too, what does your father do?
thebettermanprojects
March 1, 2013 at 10:02 amHe is an entrepreneur / inventor.
uscgparentingnetwork
March 1, 2013 at 6:46 amThank you great outlook. It’s hard to just close your eyes and fall because the fear of hitting the ground.
thebettermanprojects
March 1, 2013 at 10:06 amThank you! It is so hard, but sometimes you get so sick and tired of not taking risk that you have to.
middleagedtryathlete
March 1, 2013 at 10:23 amI agree completely! We all make choices – whether to stay where we are or move forward. No matter what choice we make (and sometimes, not making a choice is a decision in itself!), we live with those consequences. Working toward a better life in any way would seem worth the effort, yet many won’t risk it because of the possibility of failure. Think of how much better our world could be if more people took that chance!
prashlive
March 4, 2013 at 12:39 amAwesome post. Loved the concept of your blog. To be a better man everyday. Simply superb.
Michael
March 6, 2013 at 3:33 amHiii. I love your blog a lot. Hence, I have nominated you for The Versatile Blogger Award. Congratulations ! Please visit http://justmikemon.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/the-versatile-blogger-award/
Elements of Imagery
March 26, 2013 at 2:59 pmThis is a great post! And something I’ve always tried to remind myself every day as I work to pursue endeavors that add fulfillment to my life.
I actually heard about your blog from a friend last month and was pleasantly surprised to receive a notification today that you’re following “Here to Conquer”! Thanks for checking it out. π
-Liz
Elements of Imagery
March 26, 2013 at 3:17 pmReblogged this on Here To Conquer and commented:
This is a post by a new follower of “Here to Conquer” that writes the blog “The Better Man Projects”. This is a great read for both men and women touching upon the topic of taking risks in the pursuit of fulfillment. There are still lofty dreams and goals worth pursuing, but adulthood has a way of materializing this”thing” called reality, which creates a laundry list of obstacles obscuring our view of those goals. This post asks you to evaluate your drive vs. fear. If you want something bad enough, you have to push yourself to conquer it.