Two entrepreneurs discuss why long-term success requires letting go of ego and external validation. They emphasize that surviving means accepting financial ups and downs, continuously redefining what success means, and staying indifferent to reputation or recognition.
My personal life and my business both are going through a period of like really tough financial reality. I think it's happening for a lot of people. We're talking to a lot of entrepreneurs that a lot of things are shifting. We're all having to make different decisions. So if you're listening to this and you're like, okay, I'm 10 years in, but I actually feel like I'm stepping back, girl, same.
If you're gonna do this long-term, you are gonna have so many ups and downs. The people in business who always survive anything, anything in the world, are willing to just completely let their ego go and say, "It doesn't even matter. I don't care what people think of me. I don't care if I was known for this program. I don't care if I was known for this event. I don't care if I was known for that." The only way to be successful long-term is to redefine success consistently.
