Wait for the Harvest

ByJowi Witt

Hey Reader,

Today almost everything is immediate. You go onto Amazon and have something someday delivering. The longest you need to wait is maybe two days. And that already feels like forever.

When we’re starting a business we also expect immediate results.
People hop in to buy our products.

The reality is hitting hard in the face when nobody shows up.
​Life doesn’t happen immediate. Most things worthwhile take time.

You won’t put a seed in the ground to have the harvest tomorrow.
It takes a few months for the tomato plant to grow.

Then the tomato plant has some blossoms that turn into green bulbs.
With enough sun they will turn into red tomatoes, ready for the harvest.

Same is true in business.

In business we also need to earn patience.
From the idea to the harvest it takes time.

There are steps along the way that we can celebrate.
​Milestones that we can work towards.

There are three major character traits we need to learn:

  1. Patience (as mentioned).
  2. Diligence.
    We need to show up daily.
    We need to water.
    We need to weed.
    We need to build a structure for our plant to grow.
    We need to prune.
    These are all tasks you can’t skip.
  3. Be faithful.
    You need to act in good faith that the harvest is going to happen and that it will be plenty to feed your family.

The difficulty is: one won’t happen without the others.
All three are necessary.

If you lose faith, you quit.
If you slack off, your harvest won’t be good.
If you try to hurry, things might break.

​

Keep chopping wood!

Your Jowi

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