I had lunch yesterday with a smart entrepreneur who recently had a very successful exit for his popular consumer destination web site. He was clearly relaxed, well-rested and loving life.
I’m having a great time making our vision for DriverSide come to fruition and am swimming in long hours, caffeine and product meetings … but part of me couldn’t help but envy his peaceful disposition. One of the things he said that really stuck with me throughout the day was that he’s recognized that every brilliant and creative idea he’s ever come up with was born from a quiet and chilled-out state – no stress, striffe or meanial tasks weighing him down. I remembered coming to the same realization when I’d come up with business plans for MarketSquare and DriverSide.
It’s good to slow down, be quiet and think sometimes.
Agreed with you.