There are times when I get so caught up in what I’m doing that at some point it beings to subconsciously consume me and although I know I’m moving forward on my given project, I tend to have that feeling of limbo. Its that feeling of in-clarity within. As if something were still not correct.
I hate that feeling as if things were in limbo, especially when it comes down to business. In retrospect this is often, I guess, a natural consequence of the fact that I’m not exactly the most patient guy you’ll ever meet. I have things set in my mind. I envision them and then I indulge in them until its complete and if it doesn’t finish quickly I begin to lose track of my timeline and begin having this feeling of limbo. Patience is a virtue and its something that I have learned these past years to grow from within and use to my advantage.
I am currently working on bringing down on paper, code, design, email, phone and what not, probably – at least this is what it feels like to me, some of my biggest projects to date in relation with the KLG. I see myself and our core team moving forward as planned and even with release dates being very unclear, though they are imminent, i still want to hold back on announcing any details of these projects to avoid that “pie in the face” if we do miss our promised launch dates.
I truly believe that the projects we are laying down the foundations for now (some of which we have begun in the past, even as early as last year with those that i trust) are the kind of projects that will change the K Lifestyle Group and it will greatly influence our strategies moving forward. These are not just the announcements of a couple new features of the addition of a new business segment – we are already building on three (KLG Media, KLG Lifestyle, KLG Sports). These truly are the kind of projects that, as an entrepreneur, you get incredibly excited about.
Many argue the fact of my “workaholicism” attitude of consistently not enjoying life, but I never forget the words my dad once told me – simple but true; “You have to know when to shutdown and go to the important things in life”. The fact that I’m engaged in building a business that I enjoy does not mean I do not enjoy my life. I enjoy doing those things I love and although my core team has dwindled for many various reasons to just a very small handful, we are moving forward extremely quick on our projects.
The problem behind this is that whilst we are “secretly” slogging away at wrapping up task after task before launching these projects, everything else often seems insignificant and in limbo. I’m still handling a lot of the routine things and making progress beyond these projects (corporate life, education, etc.) but it feels like announcing those things feels inferior to the bigger fish that we are frying behind the scenes. We are adding sections by the day to the KLG corporate site yet I guess that those feelings of limbo are often those moments when you need to take a step back and look at the accomplishments. At my current state with the KLG, its probably the most exciting period of our current history thus far.
What are your thoughts on limbo? How do you go about handling it?
