Adventures in Starting a Business

Why I chase fear

October 29, 2010

Share“You’re a fear chaser, aren’t you?” Leif asked me that question yesterday at the Improv for Introvert Entrepreneurs workshop. It was one of those moments where all of a sudden something becomes clear. I answered immediately. I simply knew. Even though I didn’t know a split second before. “Yes. Yes, I am.” And it’s something [...]

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What do you do when you feel like giving up?

October 17, 2010

ShareThere are days when I want to throw in the towel. Days when I feel unsure as to whether or not I’m heading in the right direction…or have my ladder up against the right wall, as Steven Covey would say. I have chosen an unusual path. Actually…it might be more like I’ve chosen anything *but* [...]

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Let’s get something done.

October 2, 2010

ShareI’m doing a project in October. Start to finish. It’s not a *huge* project….but it’s not a tiny project either. It’s probably exactly the right size to tackle within one month. And I’m inviting you to projectize with me. Especially if any of the following sounds vaguely familiar to you. share:Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend [...]

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What the hell am I doing?

September 27, 2010

ShareAs so often happens…a number of events or ideas ganged up on me came together and gave me some insight. 1. I failed my accountability experiment I said I would write 3 posts a week in September. As an experiment in doing what I said I’d do. In keeping promises to myself. And here I [...]

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Things I learned from my first product launch

September 15, 2010

ShareI’m the kind of person who puts things off forever thinks carefully before doing things. And as I’m learning to pay attention (it’s a practice) – I’m discovering that most of a lot of this thinking/planning/careful consideration – is a complete waste of time. Example: my launch of That One Damned Phone Call Things happened [...]

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Accountability and getting stuff done

September 13, 2010

ShareI don’t wanna write a blog post today. And I’m doing it anyhow. Because I committed to writing a post every Tuesday morning about what I’m going to do for That One Damned Phone Call on Wednesday morning. I’m testing the theory of public accountability. To see if it works. Because what I’m doing now [...]

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