If you don’t like chaos, you might want to reconsider
I was speaking to a young man at a Silicon Valley American Marketing Association meetup a few weeks ago who was interested in entrepreneurship. He mentioned the whole process of starting your own company seemed chaotic. I looked back at him and said, “If you don’t like chaos, you might want to reconsider.” After a round of chuckles, the group I was in had a discussion about the role of chaos in entrepreneurship. Our conclusion came to something like this:
The great, fun, interesting and successful entrepreneurs we know enjoy the process just as much as the result. Your enjoyment of the chaos along the way (and a lot of learning) is it’s own reward.