"Steve Jobs x Gary Vee"
People say, you have to have
a lot of passion for what you're doing.
And it's totally true.
And the reason is...
is because it's so hard that if you don't,
any rational person would give up.
It's really hard and you have to do it
over a sustained period of time.
So if you don't love it,
if you're not having fun doing it,
you don't really love it,
you're gonna  give up.
And that's what happens to
most people actually.
If you really look at the ones that
ended up you know,
 being successful (unquote)
in the eyes of society and the ones who didn't
Often times, it's the ones that are successful
loved what they did
so that they could persevere.
You know, when it got really tough.
and the ones that didn't love it quit.
Because they're saying,
right, who would wanna put up
with this stuff if you don't love it?
So it's a lot of hard work and
it's a lot of worrying constantly.
and uhmm... if you don't love it,
...you're gonna fail. So you gotta love it.
You gotta have passion.
(Steve Jobs x Gary Vee 2nd part)
Passion
I know many people working in jobs
that make them heaps of money
who aren't happy.
But I don't know anyone who works
around their passion everyday
who isn't loving life.
As I said earlier, I could take some shortcuts
to make more money
and thus shorten the time it takes me
for me to meet my goal
of buying the New York Jets.
But I don't. Because those things
wouldn't make me happy.
I'd rather wait and get there
on my own terms.
We are on this Earth
for only a short time.
and the bulk of our adult days
are spent at work.
It's worth taking the steps necessary
to make sure those hours
are rewarding, productive...
and enjoyable as possible.
Everyone of the people interviewed
for this book
agreed that there's no point in
trying to become an entrepreneur
without passion.
Your business can't just be a job.
It has to be a calling.
Andy Frisella, founder of nutrition
and fitness brands:
Suppliment Superstores and 1st Phorm
explained it best:
You're going to go through a time
where you're not going to make any money.
It's not going to be a week,
it's not going to be a month,
It's not going to be one year.
It's going to be years.
And during that time, if you don't love
what you do,
it's going to be very hard
to stick it out.
That is something people don't understand
when they hear follow your passion.
They hear rainbows, unicorns.
Bulls**t.
But the truth of it is,
it's important.
Because if you don't enjoy
what you're doing,
You're going to be
that much more likely to quit
...when sh*t's hard.
Finally, most entrepreneurs will tell you
that passion is protective.
Supporting you, when you're threatened
to be come overwhelmed
by the stress and frustration
that is a natural byproduct
of entrepreneurialism.
Passion is your backup generator
when all your other energy sources
start to sputter.
And passion keeps you happy
when you love what you do.
It makes every choice easier.
When you decide to keep working
the nine to five you hate
because you need the health benefits
until your business takes off...
When you agreed to work
for less money than you want
because the experience will pay off later...
When you eat sh*t, passion makes it all
go down easier.
