Startup Life: How to detach yourself from results?

Be involved, not attached!

To be or not to be, is the golden question.

Entrepreneurship is a challenging and often unpredictable journey. As entrepreneurs, we are constantly making decisions that can have a significant impact on our businesses and ultimately, our success.

It’s natural to become emotionally invested in the results of these decisions, but this attachment can sometimes cloud our judgment and impede our progress.

Learning to detach ourselves from results can be a difficult but essential skill for entrepreneurs.

Let’s explore the importance of detachment and provide practical tips for mastering this skill in your entrepreneurial journey.

#1 Chase a system, not goals

Decisions cloud your judgement! Because you have attached yourself with the results. That lays a lot of pressure on you — to make it right, to win!

Focusing on the system means concentrating on the things you need to do to achieve your goals rather than fixating on the end result. This approach can help you detach from the outcome and find enjoyment in the journey.

If your goal is to launch a new product, instead of constantly worrying about how successful it will be, focus on the steps you need to take to bring it to market.

Break down the process into smaller, achievable tasks, such as conducting market research, designing the product, and creating a marketing plan. By concentrating on these smaller steps, you’ll feel a sense of accomplishment and progress as you move towards your goal.

Instead of having a goal to learn riding the bike, have a system to ride 2 miles everyday. Instantly, you’ve detached yourself from results.

The goal isn’t to reduce weight, it’s to hit the gym same time, everyday.

Focusing on the system allows you to detach from the end result and find fulfilment in the actions you take towards your goals.

#2 Fail better

When you’re working towards a goal, it’s natural to become attached to the outcome. However, this attachment can cause you to become anxious or fearful about the possibility of failure, which can hold you back from taking risks and ultimately hinder your success.

Instead of fearing failure, try embracing it as a learning opportunity.

Keep failing to fail better.

When you fail, take the time to reflect on what went wrong and what you could have done differently.

Use this reflection to learn from your mistakes and improve your approach going forward. By doing this, you’ll shift your focus from the outcome to the process, and be less attached to the result.

For example, you launched a new product that didn’t sell as well as you had hoped.

Giving up isn’t going to help in any way. You could take the time to analyze why the product didn’t perform well.

Maybe the pricing was too high, or the marketing strategy wasn’t effective. By recognizing these mistakes and making changes, you can improve your product and increase your chances of success in the future.

#3 Absorb growth

Growth is invisible. Ever saw a sapling grow?

Cultivating a growth mindset is essential for detaching yourself from the results. You know for a fact that, no matter the results, there’s growth everywhere.

A growth mindset is about embracing challenges as opportunities to learn and grow, rather than viewing them as obstacles. Instead of solely focusing on the end result, you shift your attention to the learning process itself.

Imagine you’re an entrepreneur launching a new product. Instead of obsessing over whether the product will sell or not, focus on the process of creating the product.

Take the time to research your target audience, develop the product, and test it. Even if the product doesn’t perform as well as expected, you’ve gained valuable experience and knowledge that you can use to improve future products.

By embracing the learning process and seeking growth opportunities, you detach yourself from the outcome and focus on personal development.

Even if the product fails, you now have enough experience to not commit same mistakes again.

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