Sacrafice

“The important thing is this: To be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become.” – Charles Dubois

Tryin’

“Get rich or die tryin'” – 50 Cent

Status: Tryin’

Fleaflicker

“In a startup, nothing happens unless you make it happen.” – Unknown

Congrats to Fleaflicker, profiled today on TechCrunch, being acquired by AOL.

Hacker News comments have also been very positive, and it’s very encouraging to see solo founder startups having success.

I just want to extend my congrats to Ori Schwartz for making such a cool fantasy sports site and capitalizing on it.

Don’t Break the Chain – Day 46 [Motivation Hack]

“The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in determination.” Tommy Lasorda

I found this website: dontbreakthechain.com exactly 46 days ago. It was also exactly 46 days ago, that I had conceived of my “idea.”

At a quick glance, this website is nothing more than a calendar. However, this website obviously has a much deeper meaning/greater usefulness than a simple calendar. The story [1] originated from the famed comedian, Jerry Seinfeld. Someone once asked for his advice for a young comic. His tip was to write lots of jokes, and write them every day. In short, Jerry accomplishes this by posting a big calendar on his wall, and marking off the days that he writes a decent amount of jokes with a big red marker. He does it for 1 day… 3 day.. a week… 2 weeks… and he slowly creates a chain of red marks. Then, he reminds himself everyday, when he sees the calendar: “Don’t break the chain!”

This is so awesome. All my life, I feel like I’ve always had problems with persistence and staying motivated. There are just so many things that I once felt a strong passion for, but later gave it up, because I lost focus. Yet now, I feel like I can be much more dedicated to something. I am able to continuously remind myself of what I want to accomplish, what I already have built up, and the effort that I would be putting to waste, if I just give up.

This neat little website really plays a huge role in keeping me focused and motivated.

[1] Source: Life Hacker, 7/24/2007, Motivation: Jerry Seifeld’s Productivity Secret.