Self Control vs. Passion: Why Self Control is Key to Achieving Wealth
Johannon Olson, RN/MBA
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You wear many hats as a small business owner or entrepreneur. You handle everything from your company's finances to marketing and day-to-day operations. And while it's essential to be passionate about what you do, it's even more important to have self-control. Here's why self-control is key to achieving wealth:
Self-control allows you to make better decisions.
When you're passionate about something, letting your emotions get the best of you is easy. You might make impulsive decisions without thinking about the long-term consequences. With self-control, you can take a step back and assess a situation objectively before deciding. This means that you're more likely to make decisions that align with your goals and will help your business grow. Self-control keeps you focused.
It's easy to get drawn into shiny new objects when passionate about something. But to be successful, you need to focus on what's important and not get distracted by every new thing. Exercising self-control allows you to stay focused on your goals and ignore anything that doesn't help you move closer to those goals.
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Self-control helps you manage stress.
Entrepreneurship is stressful enough without adding more of it into the mix. But if you don't have self-control, it's easy to let your emotions get the better of you and end up feeling overwhelmed by everything happening. With self-control, however, you can manage stress more effectively and stay calm in adversity. This allows you to make better decisions, which leads us back to point number one.
Self-control is a critical success factor for any small business owner or entrepreneur. Exercising self-control allows you to make better decisions, stay focused on what's important, and manage stress more effectively. So next time you're feeling overwhelmed or impulsive, take a step back and practice self-control—it might be the key to achieving your goals.
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1 年Emotional involvement was something an assessment once told me is my weakness. Great reminder to practice self-control.
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1 年Very insightful! Worth a read!