We narrowed our focus and began to create a company that could fulfill our long-term definition of success. We had to change. We are going to do this or we are going to do that. We forced ourselves to take a single path. After five years of running the company, we realized that if we continued to spread ourselves too thin, we would never be satisfied with what we accomplished.
Entrepreneurs typically lose themselves in the process of running their businesses.
By the time a company is established, most founders are so reactive and so used to putting out fires that it doesn't occur to us to reflect on our personal needs and goals. But as entrepreneurs, we are uniquely able to create our own incredible adventure. We just have to know what that adventure is. By aligning our companies with our personal career goals and dreams, we can learn to leverage ourselves and exercise our highest capabilities. So while you are in the process of planning, questioning assumptions, refreshing strategies, re-engineering processes, recognizing strengths, and anticipating market and economic trends, don't forget your own goals and dreams.