On just making it happen

Ok, so I’ve done my fair share of failing. 🙂

In fact, you could argue I’m in the midst of working through a few of them right now, both business and personal.

Oftentimes you won’t have the right answer to a problem.  In fact, you might not have any answer at all to a problem.

So what do you do in those cases?  Here’s what I’m telling myself:

• Inertia due to fear is often the biggest cause of unhappiness –– both from being consumed by the thing that’s scaring you, and by preventing yourself from doing all the things you’d get to if you weren’t scared.  So just get moving.
• Grand epiphanies don’t happen often.  Small revelations and discoveries do.  Naturally.  When you don’t force it.
• You might not know the answer.  But people you know might.  Or friends of friends.  Letting people know that you’re working on whatever you’re working on and possibly asking for help is a good way to bounce ideas and possibly stumble on aid or the right solution.
• People don’t bite.  Cold outreach has actually worked.  Hey it got us a partnership with Bradt Travel Guides.  I’ve also had numerous coffee meetings with awesome people who have become friends as a result.
• The big picture can just be too overwhelming.  Speculation never finished the job.  Figure out what small thing you can do today, focus on the present, and just do that.
• Distract yourself.  Sometimes trying too hard is the thing preventing the breakthrough from happening.  Take a walk.   Write some music.  Do something else you enjoy.  But don’t procrastinate too long. 😉

Which means back to work for me!

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