Business mindset

I've been studying business mindset for quite some time now, going on 8 months, with multiple failures that have led to current successes. A common struggle for new business owners in our endeavour (and in today's society) stems from the "microwave mentality" of our generation, where you press the start button and you want it done, ready and delicious in the matter of 2 minutes. I am finally seeing outside of the box, now months down the road. I can finally understand my past weaknesses from a position of strength. Business owner mindset is synonymous to the philosophy understood with any good, rewarding entity in life: nothing good in life comes for free, is gained quickly or is easy. Working hard at something of value in life is bound to yield you the desired results. But that "hard" work (consistent, persistent, effortful, and honest work) is what scares people from becoming as great as they desire to be. Often times people fail once and give up, moving on to some other task to see if a once-around in that field will grant them the epiphany of where God wants them to focus their talents. But serving tables or filling out paperwork for someone else, contributing to another person's dream, isn't necessarily a revelation to where our talents belong in life, now are they? What happened to the dreams of our childhood: a superstar pop singer, a revolutionary writer of the age, picturesque landscapes painted by an aspiring artist?
We have got to fail to succeed. The opposite of success is not failure; it is TO QUIT. Failure is the only actual means to success; a rocky, dust-riddled pathway if you will. Put on your hiking boots, because the sooner you start the quicker you will finish. But when you finish is what messes people up. People often start too late and know the journey will take 5 or 10 years. The later they act on their dreams, the older they are when (rather if) they achieve them. It's ok to be old and finally reach great heights. As long as you finish though. I know of 80 year olds that just finished a similar project, making 80k a year and not working. At 80 years of age, you have all the excuses in the world not to conquer it. But they made none. And why do 20-25 yr olds make all the excuses in the world? Lack of confidence, purpose, motivation, goals. Find a reason and get to hiking, whatever mountain you decide to climb.
Owning and working towards a successful business has challenged my confidence, stretched my strengths and revealed my weaknesses. It will wear you out mentally and emotionally as you cut yourself open, pour out your insides, restructure them and put them back in. I'm still seeing what I am really made of, but have yet to give up.
Anyways, I digress...