Just Get STARTED!

This month I had one of those "blinding flashes of the obvious" – times when something jumps up and I laugh at myself for not having seen what's been in front of me all along. Here's the distinction I finally "got":

"We don't need more good ideas; we need better execution of the ideas we already have!"

I was talking with a member of one of my network groups about where we get our best ideas. We talked about marketing experts, about websites and technology resources, about all the books we've read. It was a wonderful discussion, but I started getting restless because the list seemed endless.

Finally, I got that flash of the obvious! We already have LOTS of pretty good ideas! They may not be the most brilliant or best ideas in the world, but they aren't totally stupid, either! undamentally, I pretty much know what I "ought" to be doing. The problem is not with getting more and better ideas. The problem is in the execution.

The problem, as always, is GETTING STUFF DONE!

Many people are familiar with the distinction that perfection is often the enemy of excellence. In trying to do something "perfectly" we procrastinate. We wait until we have all the information and all the tools we might need, and as a result the job never gets done at all! The objective for most projects is not perfection, but excellence.

Here's another distinction that is similar: "Best practices" are often the enemy of "good enough" practices!

In trying to find out how the experts do things, and modeling ourselves after the most effective people in our industry or profession, too often we end up never getting started.

Yes, of course, we want to be smart and efficient and use the best techniques we can find. Of course we want to be "ahead of the curve"; there's nothing wrong with that! (I am certainly a fan of
education and learning and coaching!) But sometimes looking for the "BEST" simply becomes an excuse to avoid getting started.

Most of the time, I know the next step. Most of the time, I have an idea about how to proceed. Most of the time, I KNOW what I need to do!

Only rarely do I truly need new ideas or expert advice before I can take the next step. Only rarely must I read a book or find the perfect website in order to get started. Most of the time what I
really need is to take what I already know, add a bit of time and effort (usually called "work"), and GET STARTED!

I believe it is Tony Robbins who says that EVERY action gets some kind of result and that even inefficient action will eventually get positive results. Of course, we want to be as smart and productive as possible - no one argues about that - but often the key to achievement is not a new tool or better information or superior talent. Often the key to achievement is simply using what
we have and out-working the competition.

This week, start wherever you are, with whatever you've got, and DO something with it! If you can do something brilliant that's wonderful, but get started! And if you can't do something brilliant, then just "keep on keeping on." One day at a time, step by step, do what you can and repeat it until you reach the top of the mountain, until that wonderful day when your friends wake up and are amazed at how "lucky" you are!


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