{"id":22167,"date":"2016-05-04T11:33:58","date_gmt":"2016-05-04T16:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crowdspring.wpengine.com\/?p=22167"},"modified":"2023-10-06T19:28:53","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T00:28:53","slug":"entrepreneurs-who-complain-are-setting-themselves-up-for-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crowdspring.com\/blog\/entrepreneurs-who-complain-are-setting-themselves-up-for-failure\/","title":{"rendered":"Entrepreneurs Who Complain Are Setting Themselves Up For Failure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdspring.com\/blog\/entrepreneurs-who-complain-are-setting-themselves-up-for-failure\/complaining\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22168\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22168\" src=\"https:\/\/images.crowdspring.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/27132350\/complaining.jpg\" alt=\"complaining\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<div class='header-cta' style='display:none'>\n  <span>Will your business idea succeed?<\/span>\n  <a href='https:\/\/www.crowdspring.com\/evaluate-your-startup-idea-quiz\/' class='btn btn-primary' target='_blank'>Take our quiz - completely confidential and free!<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>An entrepreneur\u2019s day is busy, chaotic, and exhausting. Most days, you feel like all the hours and effort you put into your business are worth it. But running a business &#8211; especially a startup &#8211; can often feel like riding a roller-coaster. Sometimes you probably wonder whether you\u2019re crazy trying to build something new. Many people fall into the awful trap of complaining during those low points.<\/p>\n<p>Some people complain more than others. That&#8217;s not unusual &#8211; it\u2019s human nature to complain. Read some posts on Twitter or Facebook and you\u2019ll find tons of people complaining about many things, including incredibly trivial things. We complain despite the warnings from successful business owners and psychologists that complaining has detrimental effects on our businesses and psyches.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-gb\/lifestyle\/life\/30-surprising-facts-about-how-we-spend-our-time\/ss-BBjeV3f\">poll<\/a>, Hilary Blinds discovered that people spend an average of 8 minutes complaining every day &#8211; amounting to five months of complaining in a lifetime. Think about how much you could accomplish in five months!<\/p>\n<p>When we start to complain, we enter a vicious cycle of negativity. Suddenly, the world around us looks less promising and hopeful, and we begin to feel as though we cannot change our situation. The scary part is, in that moment, we\u2019re right. We <b>can\u2019t<\/b> change our situation when we are complaining. We are essentially wasting our time.<\/p>\n<p>But not only are we wasting our time when we complain, we are literally changing the way we think and process information. According to Steve Parton, <a href=\"http:\/\/psychpedia.blogspot.com.cy\/2015\/11\/the-science-of-happiness-why.html\">complaining<\/a> triggers a very concerning brain function:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Every time this electrical charge is triggered, the synapses grow closer together [and] decrease the distance the electrical charge has to cross. The brain is rewiring its own circuitry, physically changing itself, to make it easier and more likely that the proper synapses will share the chemical link and thus spark together \u2014 in essence, making it easier for the thought to trigger.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Our brain automatically complains more once we create those initial connections in our synapses. This cycle acts almost like a drug, destroying our ability to think positively and make change happen. We get nothing done once we get stuck in that cycle of negativity and complaining. In fact, <a href=\"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/business-news\/study-complaining-physically-damages-brain-body\/\">recent scientific research<\/a> from Stanford University suggests that a person exposed to 30 minutes of complaining every day physically damages their brain.<\/p>\n<p><div class=' hide-for-medium hide-for-large'><div style='padding: 10px 32px;text-align: center;background-position: center;background-color: #DA6D5A;background-repeat: no-repeat;background-size: contain;'><h2 style='font-size: 35px;line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 12px;color: white;'>Free Business Startup Kit<\/h2><p style='font-size: 18px;margin: 20px 0 30px;line-height: 1.5;color: white;'>Receive six actionable guides, including a how to start a business checklist, detailed comparisons of LLCs, corporations, sole proprietorships, and partnerships to determine the best fit for your business, plus insights on crafting a compelling pitch deck to attract investors.<\/p><img style='margin-bottom: 32px;' src='https:\/\/crowdspring3-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/marketing\/inline-business-kit.png' \/><div style='display: flex; 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padding: 16px 32px; border-radius: 2px; font-weight: 700;font-size:19.2px;'>Get your free startup kit<i class='fa fa-angle-right' style='font-size: 27px; vertical-align: middle; background: white; border-radius: 50%; padding: 4px 12px 4px 14px; color: black; margin: 0 -18px 0 16px;'><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='show-for-large'><div style='padding: 10px 32px;text-align: center;background-position: center;background-color: #DA6D5A;background-repeat: no-repeat;background-size: contain;'><h2 style='font-size: 50px;line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 12px;color: white;'>Free Business Startup Kit<\/h2><p style='font-size: 24px;margin: 20px 0 40px;line-height: 1.5;color: white;'>Receive six actionable guides, including a how to start a business checklist, detailed comparisons of LLCs, corporations, sole proprietorships, and partnerships to determine the best fit for your business, plus insights on crafting a compelling pitch deck to attract investors.<\/p><img style='margin-bottom: 32px;' src='https:\/\/crowdspring3-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/marketing\/inline-business-kit.png' \/><div style='display: flex; justify-content: center;'><ul style='list-style: none;text-align: left;font-size: 16px;color: white;flex: 1;'><li style='margin-bottom: 16px;'><i class='fa fa-check-circle'><\/i> How to Start a Business Checklist<\/li><li style='margin-bottom: 16px;'><i class='fa fa-check-circle'><\/i> Starting a Corporation Guide<\/li><li style='margin-bottom: 16px;'><i class='fa fa-check-circle'><\/i> Is an LLC Right for You?<\/li><\/ul><ul style='list-style: none;text-align: left;font-size: 16px;color: white;flex: 1;'><li style='margin-bottom: 16px;'><i class='fa fa-check-circle'><\/i> Starting a Sole Proprietorship<\/li><li style='margin-bottom: 16px;'><i class='fa fa-check-circle'><\/i> Starting Business Partnerships<\/li><li style='margin-bottom: 16px;'><i class='fa fa-check-circle'><\/i>  Creating a Powerful Pitch Deck<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style='margin-top: 14px;margin-bottom: 24px;text-align: center;'><a href='\/business-startup-kit\/' target='_blank' style='background: #23b3f1; color: white; padding: 16px 32px; border-radius: 2px; font-weight: 700;font-size:19.2px;'>Get your free startup kit<i class='fa fa-angle-right' style='font-size: 27px; vertical-align: middle; background: white; border-radius: 50%; padding: 4px 12px 4px 14px; color: black; margin: 0 -18px 0 16px;'><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p>As much as some people like to let off steam, doing so is counter-productive. Author Anthony J. D\u2019Angelo reminds us, &#8220;if you have time to whine and complain about something, then you have the time to do something about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>D\u2019Angelo couldn\u2019t be closer to the truth. Think back to those 5 months of your lifetime potentially wasted on complaining. Now think about what you could do in five months. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdspring.com\/blog\/the-science-of-productivity-how-to-get-more-done-in-less-time\/\">A lot<\/a>, right?<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, in an <a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Technology\/jeff-bezos-amazons-earth-ceo-reaches-stars\/story?id=20363682\">interview<\/a> for ABC News, offered very valuable advice for entrepreneurs and small business owners:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>What we need to do is always lean into the future; when the world changes around you and when it changes against you &#8211; what used to be a tailwind is now a head wind &#8211; you have to lean into that and figure out what to do because <b>complaining isn&#8217;t a strategy<\/b>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>One would think that the last part of that quote is obvious, something that most entrepreneurs follow as they go through the difficult process of starting a business. Unfortunately, that\u2019s not the case.<\/p>\n<p>The possibilities are endless, so whether it\u2019s tackling a website redesign, marketing project, team expansion, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdspring.com\/blog\/partnership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">partnership<\/a>, or whatever else rolls your way, take the time to do it. Instead of getting stuck in the idea that it\u2019s difficult and overwhelming, acknowledge the challenge ahead of you. Reassure yourself that although it may not seem easy, you will try your best to work through the situation. Whatever you do, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/3032351\/the-future-of-work\/why-venting-about-work-actually-makes-you-angrier\">don\u2019t keep talking about how difficult something is.<\/a> That\u2019s when you start to complain and lose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdspring.com\/blog\/5-strategies-to-increase-productivity-in-open-offices\/\">time<\/a> and energy. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.inc.com\/jessica-stillman\/the-amazing-way-gratitude-rewires-your-brain-for-happiness.html\">Be proactive<\/a>. The five months you\u2019ll spend complaining might be the difference between your company failing and succeeding.<\/p>\n<p><i>Image credit: <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/celestinechua\/9964430453\/\"><i>Celestine Chua<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdspring.com\/how-it-works\/?utm_source=csblog&utm_medium=entrepreneurship&utm_campaign=cta\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35262\" src=\"https:\/\/images.crowdspring.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/06164948\/startup-blog-master-cta.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Complaining might be the difference between your company failing and succeeding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25516,"featured_media":22734,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3156],"tags":[429,460,1361],"class_list":["post-22167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entrepreneurship","tag-leadership","tag-management","tag-productivity"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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