This morning, I had a quick discussion with a friend. I asked how his business was coming along. He told me that it’s not profitable yet but growing. He told me that his role in his non-profit is making it harder to have enough time to get his business off the ground.
I’ve been there.
A common challenge for many entrepreneurs is realizing the need to focus and put your MAIN business first, especially at the early stages. I passed this advice to my friend and told him, “Put your oxygen mask on first.”
By this, I mean that you need to help yourself first and then you’ll be able to help even more people. When you’re flying and you hear the instructions of the attendant or displayed on the TV screen, you’ll see that they always tell you to put your oxygen mask on before helping others. Simply put, you can help more people by helping yourself first. It sounds selfish and you may think I’m crazy by writing this publicly. This was a hard lesson for me to learn, so I want to share it.
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