Enjoy the Ride and Stop to Smell the Roses

I remember encountering a very successful entrepreneur some years ago, and I was fascinated to learn how he built and sold his company for over £100 million.

For all the nuggets of knowledge I garnered from him, the biggest surprise was how he felt after selling out and achieving his lifetime goal. He didn’t experience that Eureka moment; he understood and realised that his absolute joy was not receiving a substantial financial reward when selling up but building his business with the team of people he did it with.

Focusing on the end game is an easy mistake. You can spend years trying to achieve your goal, but it’s done instantly when it’s finally completed!

I played football from 3 years of age, and it wasn’t until I was 26 that I won the now Premier League with Leeds – it took 23 years of training and a blow of a referee’s whistle to signal the achievement. However, I loved the process of training and playing football.

In my keynote or workshop sessions, I discuss ensuring that a key function of your role is one that you enjoy—if not, you’re in the wrong job! Trust that the correct process over time will reap rewards, but that journey can be long and arduous.

So, it’s even more critical that we enjoy the ride and stop to smell the roses. Enjoy the experiences you go through, embracing both the highs and lows. It’s about being present and savouring each moment, no matter what it brings amid life’s busyness.

My entrepreneur found joy in the everyday moments with his team when building his business; maybe that was the lesson to learn. We need a balanced perspective that reminds us to find joy in the everyday moments while pursuing our goals. Trust and commit to the right processes, and then good things happen.

Enjoy the ride!

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