Rob Walling

Having blind spots is something that if you want to achieve and you want to be a successful entrepreneur, you can do it with blind spots, but they will hold you back. And I absolutely know founders who have blind spots, who ask opinions from smart people, hear about the blind spots, and still don't do anything about them.

Having blind spots is something that if you want to achieve and you want to be a successful entrepreneur, you can do it with blind spots, but they will hold you back. And I absolutely know founders who have blind spots, who ask opinions from smart people, hear about the blind spots, and still don't do anything about them.

And it's that same exact behavior that happens over and over and over is the reason that I see them not succeeding. And it's tough because if you just can't engage with it and admit and be okay, oh, this is a weakness, then it's going to be something that comes up over and over and it's going to be detrimental to your success.

And it's that same exact behavior that happens over and over and over is the reason that I see them not succeeding. And it's tough because if you just can't engage with it and admit and be okay, oh, this is a weakness, then it's going to be something that comes up over and over and it's going to be detrimental to your success.

So there was introspection, there were personality tests, and the third one is asking folks around you. And I think, look, this can be co-founder, can be folks in a mastermind, can be, again, spouse, siblings, anyone who's close to you who has watched you work and watched how you succeed and why you succeed and has watched you fail and has seen why that has happened. All of these are data points.

So there was introspection, there were personality tests, and the third one is asking folks around you. And I think, look, this can be co-founder, can be folks in a mastermind, can be, again, spouse, siblings, anyone who's close to you who has watched you work and watched how you succeed and why you succeed and has watched you fail and has seen why that has happened. All of these are data points.

There's probably no one individual that knows all of your weaknesses, including you at this point. But you gather the data and, you know, and you take it for what it's worth and start to think, when I look at who I want to be, do I want to be a successful entrepreneur?

There's probably no one individual that knows all of your weaknesses, including you at this point. But you gather the data and, you know, and you take it for what it's worth and start to think, when I look at who I want to be, do I want to be a successful entrepreneur?

Well, look at other successful entrepreneurs, folks who come on this show, folks I mentioned on this show, you know, you're Jason Cohen's, you're Heaton Shah's, Ben Chestnut.

Well, look at other successful entrepreneurs, folks who come on this show, folks I mentioned on this show, you know, you're Jason Cohen's, you're Heaton Shah's, Ben Chestnut.

Dharma Shah, a lot of folks who I'll say like are successful and they're on podcasts or they speak at MicroConf, you can start to see how they operate and you can get a sense of their thinking when they're interviewed or if they write stuff or do talks. And to ask yourself, can I operate like that? Am I operating at that level? And if not, why? And it's not to copy.

Dharma Shah, a lot of folks who I'll say like are successful and they're on podcasts or they speak at MicroConf, you can start to see how they operate and you can get a sense of their thinking when they're interviewed or if they write stuff or do talks. And to ask yourself, can I operate like that? Am I operating at that level? And if not, why? And it's not to copy.

I'm not trying to copy anyone or put them on a pedestal. No one is perfect. We all have strengths. We all have weaknesses. But there are always folks that are ahead of you. I know there are many folks ahead of me, and they have helped me over the years reflect on myself and say, why have I not achieved what, you know, And maybe it's just choices I made. Maybe it's I focused more on my family.

I'm not trying to copy anyone or put them on a pedestal. No one is perfect. We all have strengths. We all have weaknesses. But there are always folks that are ahead of you. I know there are many folks ahead of me, and they have helped me over the years reflect on myself and say, why have I not achieved what, you know, And maybe it's just choices I made. Maybe it's I focused more on my family.

Maybe just my starting point was there, whatever. There can be a bunch of reasons. Or it may be, huh, because they overcame their weaknesses and it took me a while. It took me a long time to, I think, to turn some of my blind spots into things that I was aware of. So I hope you enjoyed those thoughts today on weaknesses versus blind spots. The next topic is the idea that everyone struggles.

Maybe just my starting point was there, whatever. There can be a bunch of reasons. Or it may be, huh, because they overcame their weaknesses and it took me a while. It took me a long time to, I think, to turn some of my blind spots into things that I was aware of. So I hope you enjoyed those thoughts today on weaknesses versus blind spots. The next topic is the idea that everyone struggles.

And this actually came from a conversation I was having with Ruben Gomez, founder of SignWell. He's been on the podcast many times. He told me that someone else told him, they said, you're so successful, it makes me feel better that you have trouble at times, that sometimes you struggle with things.

And this actually came from a conversation I was having with Ruben Gomez, founder of SignWell. He's been on the podcast many times. He told me that someone else told him, they said, you're so successful, it makes me feel better that you have trouble at times, that sometimes you struggle with things.

And I thought to myself, well, of course, I've talked to Ruben almost monthly basis for 14 years or something. So I know his struggles because we talk about them. But it's so interesting on the internet how things might not come across that way. And Ruben, of all people, is not someone who is humble bragging and only talks about the good. I mean, he'll talk about all the stuff.

And I thought to myself, well, of course, I've talked to Ruben almost monthly basis for 14 years or something. So I know his struggles because we talk about them. But it's so interesting on the internet how things might not come across that way. And Ruben, of all people, is not someone who is humble bragging and only talks about the good. I mean, he'll talk about all the stuff.