Wisdom of Jack Ma

"Today will be rough, tomorrow with be even more rough, but the day after tomorrow will be great."
-Jack Ma, speaking about running a business

Jack goes on to say to small and medium business owners(paraphrased and translated on August 2, 2008 in Hangzhou):
Happiness is only temporary and very short lived. You could get bogged down by how hard things are right now. Or how impossible it is to build something successful or sustainable. But you've got to think in steps. If you think you won't achieve any results and nothing happens you'll say that's what I expected. But if you make even a small achievement you'll really surprise yourself. Think of every challenge and hardship as a great opportunity to prove yourself. If it totally bogs you down, just sleep on it and tomorrow will be another day. You have to start somewhere and take that first step in order to have anything tomorrow. Don't be afraid of how hard it is. Think of it as a great way to prove your abilities. You will find those happy moments.

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