Open the Web Browser

We can’t start (or finish) the on-line workshop without making a habit out of the first step. It might be sitting at the desk, or even walking into the office. But more likely, it’s something closer to the hard part…like opening the browser window to the log-in screen. Making a habit to dance with the discomfort of the first hard part is the secret sauce to getting anything done. It’s not a commitment to finish…just a choice to confront the hard beginning, every day. Choose wisely.

HT to my Coffee Beyond Akimbo friend Daniel for the brilliant insight.

Choosing

There’s been a lot of riffing and ranting about Facebook’s recent IPO announcement, particularly how wealthy Zuckerberg and key FB execs will become when the company finally goes public. You hear things like “boy, I wish I would have done that.” My response is, “why didn’t you?”

The first rule of becoming an expert, starting a company, executing a great idea, becoming a billionaire, etc., is to choose to do it. Way too often, however, we simply choose not to.

The second rule is to choose remarkable. Choose a path that departs from average, that ends in a place that people will talk about. Don’t settle.

The third rule is to choose to immerse yourself with people who are aligned with you in your pursuits. Find others who make similar choices...people who act like you do.

The last rule and probably the most important is to not make the wrong choice...don’t choose not to do something. Instead, please go get started.