Focus!

So I started this blog up right? And now I find my self thinking about what I need to do next on my journey all the time. I want to go in 100 different directions at once. I want to explain what it is I’ve done already to get myself into position for my journey. I want to go to Barnes and Nobles and buy a dozen different books and read them all. I want to check my blog to see if I’ve received any feed back (I have, THANKS!!! everybody). I want to post a book review I wrote a couple weeks ago. I want to do so many things so I can say, “Look at me! I’m doing what I can to start my business.”

What I’ve decided I’m going to do is calm down and focus. I know myself. At least a little bit. I know that I’m prone to getting very excited about an area one week and completely turned off by it the next. This is not going to happen again. Period.

In his book, The Greatest Salesman in the World, Og Mandino has a quote that I intend on getting engraved and mounted on some sort of decrative display (my father is an AWESOME furniture maker) that reads as follows, “Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.” (Pg 26) My determination is strong. I WILL succeed.

And while listening to StartUpNation radio today either Jeff or Rich told a caller who was venturing into several different businesses at once that he should focus his energies and get one business stable and secure before he jumps to another business. If he doesn’t focus all the businesses are likely to fall apart and he could burnout. So I’m going to take this common sense remedy and apply it to myself.

I’m going to calm down and focus. I realize that I can’t do everything that I want to do at one time. I will remember that I already have part of my plan in the works and I will continue to work that part until I am done (obtaining my CPA, will cover in a later post). I will keep in mind that I have a wife whom I love and want to spend time with, so I must prioritize what I plan on doing for my journey and my family life. I will finish the book I’m reading before I buy another book, and then I will only purchase one book at a time (I have a tendency to go broke in Barnes and Nobles or at Amazon.com).

As far as this blog is concerned, I will set a goal of at least one posting per week. I will probably produce more posts over the next few weeks while I explain the preparation I’ve already gone through and begin to get a feeling for where this journey will lead me.

I will also tell other people about my blog. I’ll do this for two reasons. 1) Accountability to my goal of opening my own business. 2) I learned in Real Estate that I don’t like talking about what I do to others (there are exceptions). I’m going to force myself to talk about my blog to get me in the right mindset for my future business, because regardless of what that business is I will have to talk about it to others to get business. I will practice with my blog.
I will persist. I will succeed.