Overcoming Boredom and Personal Dis-satisfaction

'Geek,

Thanks for Asking.

Interesting things...

Working on building business the last two years... overcome boredom when things get slow... Especially when funds get low.

For two years you have been Trying to build this business. It makes little money and you are bored due to lack of business. Thus...

Time To Move On.

Shut the business down and move onto other things: Maybe a new business - or - heavens to betsy, a Job.

We all know that persistance is a golden rule to successful business

Do we?

Maybe it's best to Listen to Simon Latouche here... business is like gambling at the casino, maybe you strike it big, maybe you don't. But ALL the things that determine the success of your business are Out of Your Control.

How many Opportunities For More Lucrative Activity are you missing out on by messing around with this nickle and dime business of yours? (Just something to Ponder.)

A Lesson from Joe Sugarman: Don't test test test. If it doesn't work first time, Dump It. Dump the product. Move on to something else.

The REAL success rule of business is: Sell what people Want, at a price that makes you enough profit to stay in business.

Often, what people want is: Solutions to problems (Think of Every item in your home - dishwasher, washing machine, dryer, etc. - and understand the Problem those devices solve). And if it's something they are Currently concerned about, BINGO!

Michael Ross

P.S. Sometimes, the Worst thing that can happen is a Small Success. Because then you keep poundiung your head against the wall thinking it will become a Big Success - if you just get the ingredients right.

Success Gurus may show you Examples of people whose Persistence paid off... but how many Persisted only to Never achieve the end result? We don't hear about them, do we?

interesting...
although I see you are trying to have me make a quick decision I wasn't looking for a bunch of move on garble...etc... business is busy... if anything too busy. I was just discussing the way we all get at certain times. Bored and dis-satisfied, but it doesn't mean we stay that way... in fact, over the last couple days, I started working on some new inside projects and it has helped quite a bit. Our clients love us.... I just feel a little lost at times, for example... how long can someone do radio advertising without getting a little dis-satisfied with their job or bored... how about teachers or police officers... they get bored too. I would bet Bill Gates himself gets bored and dis-satisfied from time to time.
to quote mike myers...
Thanks a pant-load chet.

'Geek,

Thanks for explaining more about what you Don't want.

If you don't like answers, maybe you shouldn't ask questions.

YOU Asked, I gave an Answer. It might not have been to Your liking, but it was Still an anwer to your question. No need to call my answer "garble" just because you didn't like it.

Is your business busy or slow? One post you complain of what to do when it is slow, but now you Defend by saying you are Too Busy. And you weren't Discussing anything. You were Asking for aswers. And I gave you mine.

Here's the thing with being Bored...

NOT ALL teachers, police, radio advertising sales guys, etc., get bored with their Jobs. Maybe they see them as More than jobs. Maybe YOU need to see if you think of your business/job as Just a Job or not. And if it is Just A Job, then maybe, for your own mental satisfaction, you need to Move On. If you are Bored with your business you will Not put your heart into it and it Will flounder.

Regarding Other boredom... there is so much to learn and do in this world, from learning new trade skills, hobby skills, musical instrument skills, and so on, it would take Twenty Lifetimes and you Still could NOT learn it all. So there is No Excuse for Being Bored.

Maybe - ANKESH, are you listening... still have that link? - you need to read "Success Is Just One Wish Away" and you won't be Bored any more. And your business will be too busy for real - in the sense you won't have time to be bored.

Either way, if it just ain't floating your boat any more, why subject yourself to the constant dis-satisfaction? Why not move on?

Michael Ross

[Ankesh]

Hi Michael,

In Infinigeek's defence --

I do get bored even when business is doing fantastic. (Oh and I love what I do!) What bores me is routine. Checking email and doing research and writing and calling people - they do tend to get boring even if things are going well.

But I'm in a lucky position to take a few days off whenever I want. And I try to find cool things to do between all the boring things that have to be done.

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Hi Infinigeek (and everyone else),

This book is a must Read:
Success Is Just One Wish Away - by Jon Spoelstra
http://www.ankeshkothari.com/success.pdf