Mike Andes argues that five to ten years of relentless grinding builds the foundation, not the destination. Once that work is done, entrepreneurs need to step back, remember why they started, and measure success by giving back and helping others, not just by profit and followers.
It's the reason we got into business. And I understand the first 5, 10 years of business can be a grind. And then you'll have to switch to realize, hey, that was the foundation and it was required to dig, build, and bury that foundation. But now it's time to step back from the building. It's time to not be out in the dirt, digging, hustling, grinding. It's actually a time to step back and realize the reason we built the foundation, the reason I spent 5 years grinding and hustling, And for myself, like, living in the closet of an office was to be able to step away and was to be able to give back and was to be able to be able to give those who are less fortunate. And if we get so caught up in success and making more money and growing the business that we lose the remembrance of the reason we started the building in the first place, we have miserably failed. Regardless of what a P&L says, regardless of how much money you have in a bank account, and regardless of how many followers you have on social media, We have failed if we don't go back to the roots as to why we started digging the foundation. And we constantly are in the building, grow, grow, grow, grow. And we never step back and realize we are— we started the foundation and we're building this building to enjoy the benefit of the house, of the structure.
