So many people, when starting something new, get caught up in the trap “well I have to know this before I start”. This represents a state of mind I affectionately refer to as the paralysis of “Anal-ysis”. Yet we willingly sign up for college – and often even pay for it in advance – not knowing what classes we’ll take, what books we’re going to buy, whether we’ll like the classes, the teachers, our classmates or the course material. We have no clue if we’ll pass any particular subject, whether we’ll graduate or not. We have no clue if there will be a job for us after we graduate and yet we willingly sign up for the unknown so we can get a piece of paper called a “degree”. <\/p>\n
And of course – what do we really know about marriage before we do it? Or having a baby? <\/p>\n
We can read ALL of the books on swimming, human anatomy & physiology, psychology all the way down to the intracellular Krebs cycle. And not one of those books, nor all of that knowledge combined, will ever help a person learn how to swim. In order for someone to learn how to swim they must have the Experience<\/strong> of getting in the water and moving their arms and legs…ie DOing something vs thinking about doing something.<\/p>\n The greatest swimmers, the greatest athletes, the greatest sales people “Just DO it” the most. So all you entrepreneurs-to-be sitting on the fence reading, reading and reading…by all means do prepare for your new venture. And be rest assured you will really begin to learn what your business is all about the day you open your doors (or virtual office). Get off the fence! Start BEing, DOing and Having!!!<\/p>\n “What we know dies with us, what we DO leaves a legacy<\/em>”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" So many people, when starting something new, get caught up in the trap “well I have to know this before I start”. This represents a state of mind I affectionately refer to as the paralysis of “Anal-ysis”. Yet we willingly … Continue reading
\nPractice, Practice, Practice ……with coaching and mentoring of course.<\/p>\n