Episode 18
The Scary Concept of Long Term Vision
For many of us, long term vision can be a scary concept. This is understandable, because it usually means that we have to put our faith in something we're doing now even though it's not showing a return until much later.
But here's the thing - big successes all failed to start with, in one way or another.
My equipment:
- Shure SM7B Microphone
- Motu M2 Audio Interface
- Sony MDR-7506 Studio Monitor Headphones
- Podcast Pro Boom Arm by Accu-Lite and O.C. White
Recommended resources:
- Captivate.fm
- Aweber email marketing
- Boomcaster remote interviewing
- My Podcast Reviews
- Reel.so audiogram creator
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Transcript
For many of us, long term vision can be a scary concept. This is understandable because it usually means that we have to put faith in something we're doing now even though it's not shown a return until much later. This could be our businesses, our blogs or podcasts, or our budding relationship with a new lover. It's scary because while we believe in
Danny:our hearts that everything
Danny:will work out, often we get impatient for results that we can see immediately. We want our business to be profitable right away, our blogs to have hundreds of comments, subscribers and social shares. And we want that new love to be the one and to fall in love with us so we can start living our lives together. The problem is, very rarely is something a home run out of the gate. Instead, it takes time to get where the real goal is. It takes time to build something worth having and it takes bravery to allow the luxury of that time. But here's the thing - big successes all fail to start with one way or another. Hopes and dreams all started small at one point and they didn't suffer because of non instant success. You can be too. You just have to embrace the concept.