A few times I’ve found myself sitting in the car at the gym and procrastinating. Moments like these define us. Now, what moments am I talking about? It’s the moments where you decide if you are going to make the right decision, which is hard, or if you are going to make the wrong decision, which is easy.

Paul Lipsky, who has a course called Drop-Shipping Titans, was able to scale his drop-shipping business on eBay to $1.3 million within a year and a half. What were the most important things that allowed him to get there? What were the pillars of his operation? What made up the foundation that allowed him to scale his business? What was the difference between him and the average Joe who just gives up?

I see so many people get started on eBay, Amazon, or Shopify, or they start up their own businesses. And then if you ask them two or three years down the road how things are going, they admit they are back at their day jobs. I know deep down that is not where they want to be. So here are five tips to survive as an entrepreneur and keep from going back to the 9–5 world.

I’ve noticed one big difference among people who succeed and those who fail. It doesn’t matter what area of life you are looking at—business, finance, personal relationships, health. And what it really has to do with is mindset.

People ask me, “Steve, what do you do first thing when you wake up in the morning? How do you begin your day before you dive into work, listing items on eBay and Amazon, jumping into YouTube videos, doing product launches? What’s your routine before you get started?

Over the years, I’ve drifted away from many of my old friends. There are also other people around me, and I notice that they’re not living up to their expectations. They’re out of shape and unhealthy. They’re not making a lot of money. They’re in debt.

Part of my morning ritual is going through my goals and affirmations. And one morning I learned something about myself while I was thinking and reflecting.

A lot of people have told me this very thing too. I know what it’s like to struggle. When I talk to people about this, I see myself from six years ago—how much I struggled and how much I hated my life. I was depressed, overweight, and tired. I didn’t have a purpose.

Many people who get into selling on eBay start going to garage sales, thrift stores, flea markets, and consignment stores. They look for items that they see YouTubers like myself are selling. For example, I love to sell books. I love to sell clothing. But when these new sellers go out, they may not find those items. Then they are left thinking, “Clothing doesn’t work for me. Books don’t work for me. I see other YouTubers selling these things, but I can’t find them. What’s going on?

Tony Robbins is a household name, and pretty much everyone has heard of his seminars. I’ve gone to a few, so I often get asked, “Steve, like…why do you go to a Tony Robbins event? Does it really help? Is it a bunch of rah-rah stuff just to get you motivated?”