Cultivating Patience

Description

Patience may be a virtue, but it doesn’t come easily to all of us. In fact, I count myself as an impatient person. But one thing that I’ve learned over my years of helping others grow their businesses (as well as growing my own!), is that patience is an absolutely essential entrepreneurial skill.

The key is that, as business owners, we need to learn to blend our patience with proactivity — this potent combination is what helps us to take action, and to give ourselves grace when our actions don’t always lead to the results that we desire!

When we hit the right balance between patience and productivity, we are less likely to fall victim to frustration, anger, resentment, and other negative emotions that can distract us from pursuing our real goals. As a bonus, hitting this balance can also help us to become the type of leader (and human being) that we want to be!

In‌ ‌this‌ ‌episode,‌ ‌you’ll discover:‌ ‌

3 areas in your business that make you feel impatient — and why waiting can be good for you
Why cultivating patience in regards to money in particular is crucial (and how to deal with dry spells!)
A real-life example of the need to blend patience and proactivity — and what can happen when you rush to react

Timestamps:‌ ‌

00:35 Intro

02:14 Fence example

06:58 What kind of leader do you want to be?

08:20 What do you wish would happen faster?

10:28 Highs & lows

11:30 Patience with money

13:06 Dealing with dry spells

14:44 Patience with customers

16:22 Patience with goals

20:00 Guided exercise

25:22 Conclusion