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Idea to Startup

A System to Relish the Uncomfortable Stuff

Sep 20, 2023
22:22
Snipd AI
Learn about the importance of embracing discomfort and prioritizing tasks in entrepreneurship, focusing on important but non-urgent tasks, creating content for long-term success, leveraging resilience, and building systems for success.
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Quick takeaways

  • Entrepreneurs succeed by embracing discomfort and tackling new challenges head-on, going against their natural tendency to avoid discomfort.
  • To overcome the aversion to uncomfortable tasks, entrepreneurs should create a system involving scheduling, committing, and dissecting to turn these tasks into routine habits and maximize their potential for success.

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Doing what you don't want to do is crucial for entrepreneurial success

Great entrepreneurs embrace the discomfort of doing things they've never done before. Starting a startup involves tackling numerous new and uncomfortable behaviors. Avoiding discomfort is a core human drive, but entrepreneurs succeed by going against their instincts. They tackle new challenges head-on and push through the discomfort. It's important to recognize that many valuable tasks are not urgent and require proactive action. Entrepreneurs must focus on important but non-urgent tasks that have long-term impacts and can fundamentally change their business. By doing what others avoid, entrepreneurs can maximize their potential for success.

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