Endless research. Planning. Preparation. Waiting for inspiration, the killer idea, the right timing.
Enough. It’s time to do something. It’s the quickest way to find out if your idea is any good, the best way to gain feedback so you can improve it.
John Goreman said, “Success isn’t about knowing more, it’s about acting on imperfect information.”
I know, you’re afraid of failure. Wasting time, losing money, embarrassing yourself. You want to do this right, or not at all.
Hey, I go through this with just about every project. My left brain keeps reminding me of all the things that can go wrong.
I put the doubts and fears in a lockbox and get on with it.
If you don’t do that, you never find out how far you could go.
So enough with the planning. Do something. And give yourself permission to create dreck.
One thing I’ve learned: dreck can be fixed.
You can take something that’s terrible and improve it. You can even make it great. But you can’t fix something you never start.
Another thing I’ve learned is that things have a way of turning out okay. They’re usually not as bad as you feared, in fact, they’re often damn good.
Look at all of things you’ve done in your life, all the completed projects, milestones, and accomplishments.
You’ve got some, right?
You can get more.
My advice: Look at your list of ideas. Take the one that scares you most, the one that looks too big, too risky, or too expensive, and put it at the top of your list.
It’s probably the one you should start next.
Notice I said “start,” I didn’t say “do” or “complete” or “launch”.
I said start.
Take the first step and see where it takes you. If you like what you see, take another step.
One foot in front of the other until you get where you want to go.
If you get lost, you can do more research. And start again.
If getting more clients is on your list, here’s where to start
