Transcript excerpt from a December 9, 2023 YouTube conversation between Luis and Mike Andes where Luis describes his entrepreneurial restlessness and enjoyment of the "chase" while Mike labels the situation as "shiny object syndrome." The exchange notes Luis is 20, recently married, running two businesses, not yet paying himself, and debating which business to focus on.
It's like the chase when you're like a 16 year old boy and you're trying to get a girlfriend. It's fun. Yeah, like that's like the, like what business does for me.
Luis is 20 years old, he recently got married and he's trying to run two different businesses. I can see why he's stressed. The business isn't making money and worse yet, he's not even paying himself a salary.
It's like that itch that I love. But this, to use the analogy, that's the equivalent of going after three girls at the same time. Probably going to get burnt. Focus on one man. I'm equally passionate about both these things.
This is what we call a classic case of the shiny object syndrome. You think you're an entrepreneur and you start a whole bunch of businesses where if you just focused on one business, you actually make more money.
I'm passionate about hunting just because that's what I grew up doing. Yeah, like I love just to go hunting. But as far as like which one I'm more passionate about growing. You could give me a porta Potty company and be passionate about growing. It's the game of business.
