Success Manifesto

Looking back through old entries I've posted, I notice that the majority of my entries highlight postive parts of my life. When negative events are happening I put a positive spin on them or I avoid talking about them. In other words, let's say there is a scale that goes from 1-10 with 10 being the best thing I could ever blog about. It is much easier to blog about stuff that falls in the 4-10 range. Once events gets in the 1-3 range, it becomes a lot more challenging to write about them.

Why is it so hard to blog in the 1-3 range?
Well, for one reason, some 1-3 range blog entries may make somebody else look bad and burn bridges (ie - arguments with loved ones). So, obviously there is a limit to what I will post about. But more so, I believe that me blogging in the 4-10 range stems from my fear that people may not consider me as much of an authority if I don't always follow my own advice. But the truth of the matter is that I don't always follow my own advice, although I try darn hard. In fact, I think the weakness of many self-development books is that the authors only highlight the positive sides of their strategies.

With that I said, I really want to build my brand around always speaking the full truth about my journey. In so doing, I believe that I will fill an important, largely unment need for people who want to pursue a life of passion, purpose, and prosperity. Readers can learn about my successes AND my mistakes as they happen. Although I may lose readers, I hope that others may be able to see and appreciate a truer version of my journey toward a vision. Also, to be completely honest, it feels good to tell the truth.

A Few "1-3" Entries

• I have difficulty working with people in teams (downside of being an only child). In late May, we hired another NYU student to help with building a database of student entrepreneurship clubs. We paid him $12/hr for 10 hours a week over 8 weeks (a.k.a. - $980). The arrangement ended up not working out very well for us. I believe this was due in part to my weakness in motivating and managing other people.
  
• This summer I've been focusing a lot on success from fullness. In other words, passionately pursuing a vision, but loving each moment of the way. However, right now I'm unfortunately leaning more towards just pursuing success. This has been putting strain on my body and even my relationship with Sheena. While it may work in the short-term, it certainly won't in the long-term.
  
• Sheena and I have been having difficulty figuring out an exact vision for the company. I have a tendency to come up with ideas and start implementing them based on the vision I see. This leaves Sheena either following my vision or going off in a different direction. I need to be committed to reaching shared understandings. As an entrepreneur, I can see working with people as my next hurdle. For Extreme Entrepreneurship to go to the next few levels, it will be crucial for me to surmount it.