You've got to be Happy With What You Are Doing - 12/101 Entrepreneur Mistakes & Lessons

I've come to realise that there are two fundamental requirements in business.The first one is twofold, and it is that you've got to be happy with what you are doing.Back December 2010 I once said to my family that happiness in life does not matter, only the income from your job. I was prepared to live to work and relinquish all pursuits of happiness.There was a short period of time where I did not value happiness and thought it was irrelevant. Thankfully this was a very short period in my life and it was so long ago.After talking to 100s of entrepreneur's experiences and listening to dozens of talks and lectures and from my firsthand experiences, I realize that you've got to be happy with what you are doing.In my second business, I slowly grew tired of doing the physical labor and activities of handing and shipping the products. Also, the nature of the business was a little embarrassing, but people still loved it so I was still willing to work on it.Being happy is an emotional requirement for you and the people you work with/those whom you've hired.Because if you do not enjoy what you are doing, then you'll be upset, you won't enjoy your time and you will want to do something else.If you do not get up in the morning excited to do what you are about to do, then you may need to change what it is you are doing.When you are not happy you build up stress and everyone knows that stress can be harmful to your health. If you don't enjoy what you are doing you'll want to quit.One of the best ways to find happiness in what you are doing is to give a damn about the cause that you champion and differences that you make in the world.his is one of the biggest principles you've got to master in order to succeed at business: you've got to be happy with what you are doing.There are another 100 mistakes that I madehere.