When Patience is Good & Bad

Some things in life require an immense amount of patience, and others don’t.

When patience is necessary

Patience pays off when you’re fishing. Patience is required when you’re teaching. Patience is a coveted skill when listening.

When patience is detrimental

Patience isn’t always great to posses in every job.

No one wants a patient ER Doctor — people want a Doctor who is highly experienced, calculated in their approach, and someone who acts urgently.

No one wants a casual Firefighter. People want someone who is careful and experienced in putting out dangerous fires (such as forrest fires), that require specialized skills to extinguish.

Startups require patience

With startups, the key is moving fast and making decisions frequently. The speed and velocity at which you move can make or break a company.

However, startups are hard and require patience. The road of getting from 0–1, 1–10, 10–100, and 100-IPO or Exit is really long and challenging. Startups require perseverance, calculation, and lots of trial and error to succeed.

But, with startups you need both patience and urgency.