The Rewards Overhaul Part I

1. Unplug from the traditional rewards system.  As you shift your focus away from short-term rewards, you must be willing to go without "success" in the eyes of others.... Some entrepreneurs I've met claim to gain confidence when traditional investors doubt their ideas. Such doubt boost their confidence that they are, in  fact, innovating rather than simply replicating something commonplace.

While it can by psychologically and financially difficult to depart from the race toward conventional rewards... doing so is imperative to succeeding in the long term.  Otherwise you will struggle to sustain your long-term projects amidst the desire to be validated.

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