What have you done in private to impress yourself?
Entrepreneurship has its highs and lows
Time and experience have deepened my appreciation for both these days
→ I feel balanced
It's common to misuse this word as striving for something positive
But balance isn't when everything is going good and on the upward path
It's when an equal amount of forces are pushing and pulling you
It's tension from both internal and external
Analyze the image below
I remember this image when I was studying Mechanical Physics many years ago
I still find it fascinating that we drive over these around the world
→ Notice how the erected pylons must be compressed (by gravity) in order to pull the cables apart (by tension) which rises the deck.
Another way of seeing this is the reverse
→ The deck which carries us is risen because the cables lifting it up are being pulled apart by an erected pylon that is being compressed by gravity
Everything on a bridge must be balanced to carry its load yet be flexible enough to sway
That is powerful imagery
This is the precise image I associate with Life and Entrepreneurship
I have less concern for those reading this newsletter to have enough pull
Your pull is overcoming, improvement, transcendence
But you must have the right amount of push too
Your push is your rock bottom, your "bad luck", your worst case scenario
Is it Nihilism? Homelessness? Death, itself?
The person standing on the edge of a cliff facing death is the most alive
Reflect each day when things are seemingly going bad
Is it just enough to handle?
That's your metaphorical edge
Look directly at it and embrace it