Nowadays even when I have a week off work it seems to be gone before I know it. Every day is spoken for before I manage to make any plans. Every day is gone and the minutes flown by. I think that is why we slim down our circles as we get older. We have new people and responsibilities from adult life so unfortunately we tend to lose some of the older ones along the way. It takes a lot of time and effort to maintain old relationships over long distances so we need to be sure that they are the ones worth maintaining. The ones that have been there for all the big days and that you want there for the next days.
We give up a lot of time to work, family, hobbies and everything else that we feel is important. I spend a lot of time on #hive related activities as I feel it is worthwhile and will stand to the community in the long run. I spend a lot of time maintaining relationships and friendships as they are very important to my life.
It’s not always easy to stay on top of everything but if it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing right.
Sometimes that will require more effort or compromise to keep on top of everything. Sometimes that will require sacrificing other people or events to fit everything important in. Life isn’t always easy but maintaining these connections is very important. It’s the same for your personal life or for your personal brand.
Start-ups don't die when they run out of cash, they die when the founders run out of energy.
I feel that this quote can be made valid for any part of your life and not just a business. Relationships or ideas only die when we stop maintaining them. They will require sacrifice and energy but they will survive as long as you are willing to put that effort into them.
Nothing survives without putting in the work to it. As soon as you stop trying is the day it starts to break apart. This takes time and effort but that is the sacrifice. We need to choose carefully what we want to put this effort into as time is limited, the older that you get. While it seems ideal to be back in my teens with no responsibilities, part of growing up is making those choices and choosing where we want to be going forward in life.
