Here you stand, at the start of something big. Something you’ve dreamed about for years, plotted for months, strategized for weeks. And yet it took only thirty seconds for this big idea to change from a dream to a reality. Thirty seconds to click the “Publish” button, hit “launch”, sign the DBA or LLC filing – just thirty seconds of insane courage, when your heart was pounding and the world was opening up before you, and you were scared.
What happens next? How do you get from that first step, with a pack on your back and a dream in your heart, to the summit of your dreams, the pinnacle of life, the moment when you’ve arrived? Whatever success looks like for you, wherever the path may lead, you will be tested. You will struggle. You will fall, and you will get back up to take another step, because where you’re going sure beats where you’ve been, and going back isn’t an option.
A hard journey stands before you, and the person you’ll be at the end of it is not the same person you are today. You’re ready for the challenge, ready to scale the entrepreneurial mountain, and ready to live the life you’ve been dreaming of.
It will not be easy, but it will be worth it. And through the hard days, through the hustle and grind, through the late nights and working weekends, know that you are not alone. There are other travelers on this path with you, scaling our own mountains and working for that day on the summit. Let’s gather together, all of us on this journey. Let’s share stories, share courage and resources, pick each other up and push each other on. We’ll all be better for it, the days a little brighter and the nights a little shorter. And who knows – maybe we’ll stand together at the peak of the mountain some day, and share the stories from the top.