It seems a lot of people are looking for the easy button for their lives. They want to hit a button and have their lives instantly fulfilled overnight. I hate to break it to you but there is no easy button to achieve greatness in anything. To get where you want to go it’s going to take work. Serious hard work. I think Americans see musicians and actors all of the sudden pop up out of nowhere and become famous and wealthy. They think that it can be done instantly. What we don’t see is the years of hard work that got them to that tipping point that they broke over. All achievers put in hard work into getting there. There was some magical chant or potion that made them that way, they simply put in the time to get where they wanted to go.
Dan Kennedy has a great quote: “I’m an overnight success after 20 years.”
If it took you 5 years to achieve all of your dreams would it be worth it to dedicate that time? Of course! There is another saying I live by: “I will dedicate the next few years of my life towards achieving my goals so that while others have to work to survive, if I choose to I can be permanently lazy.” If you want to be successful in anything, put in the time. Make the dedication. As with most things in life, you get what you put in. Put in the work and time, you’ll get there. Don’t put in the time, you won’t get much in return.
Heard an interesting fact about crabs the other day by my buddy Brian Bellville. Apparently, its hard to catch a speedy crab but easy to keep track of them once you have them because of their instinct to “pull each other down.” Once you have at least two crabs, you just put them in a box. A crab by itself could easily just climb out, but if there is another crab there, he will reach up with his claw and pull the first crab back down before he can get over the edge. They don’t help each other in their frantic escape to regain their freedom. They do the complete opposite. It’s as if they can’t tolerate another crab escaping or rising above their level without them. So these crabs keep pulling each other down and none of them escape their captivity and get where they want to go. 
I want to remind you entrepreneurs who you are. We live in world today that does not appreciate us despite our great and important work. Instead of being praised for the value we bring, they choose to demonize and label us. Remember: you shouldn’t feel guilty for your strength. You should be proud of your creations and the value you bring to our world. You have done what many could not. Those that demonize us do so because they cannot accomplish what we can. They do not have our great strength so they attempt to save face by demonization. What you are doing is extremely worthwhile. It is people like you that move and push our world forward, not them. We may never get a thank you from them for providing them with great products, services and jobs. Its alright becuase we don’t need it. We don’t need their approval, we only need our own. Remember, it is you who is making a difference in our world. No matter what they say about us, just remember who you are and that you are doing great work. 
