Having survived several startups of this magnitude, albeit not in the cyber-world, I knew this undertaking would be one that involved much more than just plain positive thinking. Please bear in mind that I believe with all my heart in statement 2. The majority of books and other motivational materials fail to address the piece of the proverbial puzzle that is most often the single determining factor between achieving success, or not. I am referring to Sacrifice. Days turn into weeks and weeks, months.
Entire seasons pass with little notice.
I often refer to this as The Fog. Pivotal moments when one wrestles with their own mind over whether their goal and their plan were after all, valid. Self doubt can be a success killer. Replenishing of the deep inner strength required to fend off the effects of setbacks - bitter disappointment, discouragement and quite often, disillusionment. Whether one can bounce back from the devastating effects of a major setback can be the single determining factor in achieving success.