The thing I love about many first time entrepreneurs is how blindly optimistic they are that their venture will be a huge success. They’re bright eyed, bushy tailed, have the best idea in the world right now, and they will make a few hundred million within the next 2 years. Amazing!
Talk to the same people a 1-2 years later and they often have a different story. The thing is that massive success is just not that easy and often the entrepreneurs are still very optimistic but the grandeur of their expected success is scaled back.
I believe this is due to the massive learning curve that you go through when you start-up and run your first business. Its like learning to swim by jumping in the deep end and you just dont know what to expect until you jump. The result is that you learn fast and with all the new knowledge and understanding in your field the you start seeing all the reasons that you should not succeed and planning to mitigate them.
Overall this makes for a better understanding of business and what it takes to be successful but it can also result in lower levels of passion and enthusiasm for the project on hand. Its just not the same going out to hunt a whale and then settling for a fish.
So I recommend at least 1 spoonful of blind optimism in every business mix. Whether it be a start-up or established business, looking past the reasons for failure will keep you and your team full of passion and motivated that the whale is still out there for the taking.
ps. I love whales! it’s just a metaphor 
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