Making Sacrifices Work For You
Addition by Subtraction
I’ve been insanely blessed with the growth of Blue Light Media over the last few years. Today I get to work with the most incredible team with some really fantastic brands, and there’s been a few times lately where I sit in my office in awe of what we’ve been able to accomplish together. It’s been a crazy ride that went from me working by myself at coffee shops to a team of12 highly talented professionals in a beautiful office in Costa Mesa.
But it didn’t come without some sacrifices. In some cases, it was money or time with friends and family. There have been some times where I’ve booked trips and had to cancel them to make sure I could be there for my team when it mattered most. Often times the sacrifice was sleep (which I don’t recommend) and weekends.
Although I’ve fully unsubscribed from hustle-culture, I do truly believe that hard work and sacrifice are part of the formula to success.
But here’s the thing: I think it’s really important to stop looking at sacrifice as a burden, and understand that sacrifice is just a tactic to make room for what the world is trying to give you.
That sacrifice may not feel good at the moment. Maybe it’s that last slice of pizza, or the comfort of your bed before you get up to Earn Your Sunrise, but on the other side of that sacrifice is a surreal feeling of accomplishment, strength, and fulfillment.
The thing is, you have to make the sacrifices work for you. If you’re going to make the decision to forgo something you wanted to do, then put 130% of your effort into that time that you freed up. There’s nothing worse than making the sacrifice and not capitalizing on the space you gave yourself to succeed.
One MAJOR key to making sacrifices work for you is to communicate what those will have to be to the people that matter to you most. The last thing you want is for your support system to be left in the dark while you’re out chasing after your dream. The people that love you will understand, and you’ll be surprised by the support you get.
Just remember that with all things you need balance. I’m not suggesting you cut out all your time with friends to make a dream come true because what good is the dream if you have no one to share it with anyway. But what I’m saying is that there are moments where you’ll be called to more-than-usual when an opportunity comes your way, and it’s up to you to know when to get after it, no matter what it takes
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