Notebook
November 17th, 2007 by admin

sunrise

Realizing that some of you may recognized the title, that is the coolness of Kanye West mispronouncing good morning on the open track of his recent album.

It’s is 9:15 and I am in Orlando, FL trying to rationalize why the hell am I spending money and relaxing when I have a launch schedule to meet. I came in yesterday from Miami where I was indeed taking steps to advance our business. I was at a social function headed up by my buddies at Publictivity. It was really good. I met some cool tech guys, some other entrepreneurs and an interesting drink called a Palmojito.

In an off-line conversation I had with Frank Astor of Publictivity, he talked a lot about balance. As entrepreneurs, we are mislead by the concept of hard work. Do you have to bust your ass? Absolutely, but particularly in the early phases of a start-up seem to be a thin line between hard work and burnout. Passion has to fuel you because progress is sometimes slow and hard to notice. And if you burn your passion, you’re gonna have a hell of a time getting back on track.

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