The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur

January 6Peaceful in Your Intent

I exist as I am, that is enough, If no other in the world be aware I sit content, And if each and all be aware I sit content. One world is aware and by far the largest to me, and that is myself. And whether I come to my own today or in ten thousand or ten million years, I can cheerfully take it now, or with equal cheerfulness I can wait.

Walt Whitman—Song of Myself (1855)

The world is going to happen today—with or without your permission.

We have little control over what happens through the day, what is said, what we deem success or failure, and certainly how others react to whatever it is that we do.

The one thing we control universally is our intent. Intent powers, often unconsciously, our everyday actions and reactions and, if we choose to direct it so, powers the overarching vision for our entrepreneurial journey.

What is the ultimate intent for your journey? Not so much precisely where you are going but how you will impact others because you are going.

To realize intent of this nature, you must simultaneously hold this vision and let it go. You must be content with your progress. The thing is no matter what you do it is likely you'll get to where you want to go someday, but intent will get you there faster.

As a self-reliant entrepreneur, you are able to be one with your business and simultaneously able to stand apart from your business, letting things happen without trying to control the outcome.

Today, be at peace while holding your ...