Be Prepared for the Hardships. Entrepreneurship isn't about avoiding hardship; it's about choosing which hardship you can stomach. In this week's podcast episode, Sergej Marojevic shared something powerful as a guest with host Maxine Morel: "The road to success isn't paved with comfort. It's lined with challenges designed to test whether you want it badly enough."We forget this essential truth. Everyone wants freedom, but few embrace the responsibility that comes with it.

Maxine's words:

• Employee life = predictable problems

• Entrepreneur life = unpredictable problems

Both are hard. CHOOSE your hard. The difference? As an entrepreneur, ...