Better to have ten great ideas, or carry out one great idea?
Better to have a three hour meeting rehashing the plan, or to take three hours and start carrying out the plan?
Better to have a million dollar idea that you won’t do, or a ten thousand dollar idea you will do?
The first parts of all these questions are romantic, fun to talk about, stimulate the senses, makes you feel like you did something.
The second parts of all these questions are all about the real work. The work that doesn’t let you make excuses or mark yourself as the victim. They are a lot scarier because they feel more real.
All the ideas and all the planning and all the money are great but…
…on your way to carrying out ten great ideas you must first carry out one
…on your way to a long complex plan you must do simple things today
…on your way to a million dollars you will first have ten thousand
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