- Opening a Subway franchise & giving it your dominant attention for 1-2 years
- A basketball coach from September - March
- A student in Law School for 3 years
- A new doctor who's on call, or who's opening a practice
Catch this: in any of the above cases, the person's FRIENDS, FAMILY, & COLLEAGUES all know what's at stake! And if they don't, they'll catch the message soon enough...
Imagine...
- Hey Mr. President, wanna go on vacation?
- Hey Coach; we're havin' a birthday dinner Saturday, we'd love you guys to make it!
- Hey Law student, I know you have exams Monday but let's go campin' this weekend
- Hey Doc, you need to chill out, we need to finish this card game before you rush to the hospital - it'll be OK
Point: In each of the above examples, sacrifices are made to achieve greatness. For a period of time, their PURPOSE gets THE BEST of their energy, & other things simply get put to the side for a period of time.
The Law student has a burning desire & a vision for their life, & nothing or no one is going to get in the way of that vision,
EVEN IF IT MEANS BEING ABSENT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME & SAYING "NO" OFTEN...
People might feel slighted or less important along the way (which is their choice). The best you can do is explain the phase of business & life you're in right now, if they're your friends, they'll get it...
You see, to get more FAMILY, FRIENDS, VACATIONS, & SPONTANEOUS ADVENTURE, there is a period of time you'll need to give up some (not all) FAMILY, FRIENDS, VACATIONS, and SPONTANEOUS ADVENTURE...
The doctor gives up much family time, a coach gives up many friend gatherings, Barack likely isn't cuddling with his daughters watchin' movies right now... but make no mistake, they each have a proud family encouraging them &
reaping the rewards from the effort of the purpose driven leader...
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