The Post I Didn’t Want To Write For You . . .

I just deleted a post I was writing for you.It was about something important (not waiting for conditions to be perfect before giving your all), but then I realized that this was more important.

Here we go:

I’m exhausted.I just worked 16 hours on my feet all day after 2 days just like it.I have a sore throat, my sinus is packed, and my head is throbbing.My body aches, it’s hard to focus my vision, and I definitely can’t breathe through my nose

But I’m writing this for you.

I committed!I’m not saying you shouldn’t take care of yourself or ignore your body (I plan on sleeping all day tomorrow).I’m saying that I know how long it usually takes to write a post: as long as I want it to take.And if it truly takes as long as you want it to take, you can make it happen, even when you have great, valid excuses.You are often in control of what “done” means!

2 Minute Action

Whats something you haven’t consistently done but would like to consistently do?What would happen if you committed?What would happen if you HAD to figure it out?You might make the task/scope smaller.You might shorten the deadline.You might increase or decrease the budget.You would hack it together, make sacrifices, and make it happen—because you HAD to!

It’s all up to you.

Take 2 minutes and write down a quick list of excuses about why my you haven’t gotten there.Sort them into valid and invalid ones.Now go through your list and ask yourself, if this excuse never changed, how might you work around it?

Here’s the punchline:

You decide what “done” means.You have more power over yourself than you’re u might think.

This Ridiculous But Effective Way to Think Outside The Box

I don’t have the money.I don’t have the time.I don’t have a team.I don’t have the intelligence.I’m just not creative.I don’t have any ideas.I can’t follow through.And then, this list just keeps going.

But here’s a ridiculous idea:

What if you had to start anyway?

And here’s an even more ridiculous idea:

What if you had to finish anyway?

How might you approach the problem then?

If you knew you weren’t going to get any more time, energy, or help.Maybe the answer is that you have to cut something else out of your life.Maybe the answer is that you have to eat rice and beans for a few months.Maybe the answer is that you need to sell the concept first and THEN build the software.The point is that you really don’t need any of these things to start. Most of the outcome is completely in your control.By reframing this problem as “what if you will never alleviate these excuses,” you give your brain the space to think of outside-the-box solutions.

2 Minute Action:

These question I’m asking you are just questions you can ask yourself later.Ask yourself right now:How would you solve this problem if you had no more time, money, or resources?Write down your answers.And most important: start today.You only have the rest of your life left.