Power Through Frustration, with Andy Frisella - MFCEO142

REAL AF with Andy Frisella

Andy Frisella

Entrepreneurship, Business

4.9 • 33.5K Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2017

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

When you begin a new project or venture, you are extremely excited. But as the days pass, it becomes harder and harder to sustain enthusiasm. Things become monotonous. You become frustrated. You wonder: what is wrong with me? Answer: nothing. That's normal. But the reality is, when the excitement wears off, most people quit. That's too bad, the MFCEO says, because if you push through the excruciatingly hard times, it gets easier. It's gets more satisfying. It's gets awesome.

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0:00.0	What is up guys you're listening to the MFC Yo project I'm Andy I'm your host and I am the
0:11.2	mother fucking CEO guys Friday fire time and I have something that is really good for you
0:19.5	okay and a lot of times you know it's hard to come up with things to talk about because
0:24.0	a lot of these things blend together but today I think I have something that you guys are really
0:31.1	gonna like you know when you start anything when you start out on a path to anywhere whether it be
0:41.6	to learn something new to create a business to become more in shape the first step the first day
0:51.3	the first minute okay you're excited you're like yeah I'm gonna do this I'm gonna kick ass right
0:59.5	and the next day comes and you're like man this is a little tougher and then you take another step
1:06.8	and another step and maybe you get the Thursday or Friday and you're like fuck this is pretty
1:11.3	fucking hard man all right and that what happens is the enthusiasm from the beginning of the process
1:21.0	starts to fade out okay you forgot why you started all you could think about is what's in front of
1:28.4	you right now all you could think about is that next grueling step that next terrible workout that
1:37.7	next day at work that you just can't fucking stand anymore okay and you forget the purpose of why
1:47.8	you started and things become a noteness they become hard they become miserable you become angry
1:56.5	you become frustrated all right and guys that is normal anytime you start something new anytime you
2:07.6	set out on a new path anytime you move out of your comfort zone you're gonna go through what is
2:14.9	basically if you could imagine a bell curve of frustration all right things are gonna get
2:21.6	you're gonna be excited you're gonna be pumped you're gonna have the momentum to carry you through
2:27.2	the first two or three or four days maybe it's a week maybe it's three weeks it's different for
2:33.3	everybody but the point is is that when you get excited about something we have natural energy
2:39.6	that pushes us through but what happens when that energy fades what happens when you start to
2:44.6	get frustrated what happens when you start to feel like a grind and things get grueling and they
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