🎙️Episode 14: When Doubt Creeps In: Sustaining Vision Despite Uncertainty 🎙️

The Dailey Edge Podcast

Grit is defined as passion and perseverance over a long period of time, and this quality is essential for entrepreneurial success despite being increasingly rare in today's instant-gratification society.
• Todd shares his seven-year journey developing Eternize, a haptic cross designed to provide spiritual reminders throughout the day
• The importance of community support when pursuing long-term business goals
• How fear of failure can be overcome by falling in love with the problem-solving process
• Why nobody cares about your solution - they only care about the problem you're solving
• Realistic timelines for business success: potentially 10 years for a side business, 3-5 years for a full-time venture
• Strategies for balancing multiple businesses, family responsibilities, and day jobs
• Methods for instilling grit in children through manageable challenges and celebrating progress
• The potential societal implications of declining grit in younger generations
• Secondary benefits of developing grit, including increased risk tolerance and adaptability
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Chapters

1. Welcome to the Daily Edge (00:00:00)

2. Understanding Grit in Business (00:02:08)

3. Managing Fear and Finding Support (00:14:58)

4. Navigating Multiple Businesses (00:29:03)

5. Setting Realistic Expectations (00:42:20)

6. Instilling Grit in the Next Generation (00:58:15)

7. The Future Impact of Declining Grit (01:10:19)