Seth Godin's recent blog post really stirred me up. He's talking about how a lot of people want to 'have done' things but not as many want to actually 'do' the same things. (Witness me and my 'I want to have knitted a sweater even though I don't want to knit' situation.)
Of course, it applies to bigger things as well. I want to sell my books and have them available for everyone, but am I actively doing as much as I need to do to make that happen? Even the parts I don't LIKE doing?
He ends with a great line: "Getting your ducks in a row is not nearly as powerful as actually doing something with your duck."
Too often I think I worry about how my ducks look, and how I look arranging them (not how I physically look, but how I appear to be doing). Aardvark is my main duck right now, and I'm not doing as much as I could do.
What 'duck' are you re-arranging instead of actively working with, and how can you fix that this week?
3 comments:
That's my problem with my jewelry. I really want to make and sell jewelry for a living and I have an Etsy shop, but I really don't do a whole lot to promote it or myself as a jewelry maker. I know that I should be trying to get pieces in gallerys and shops in the area, but I am way to scared of rejection to try.
Good luck with the book.
Good luck with the book. I want knitted socks, but I won't put my hooks down long enough to learn knitting.
Diana, your jewelry is gorgeous!
This will sound flippant, but rejection doesn't hurt as much once you've had tons of it. I mean that - make yourself a pledge to contact 100 shops. Don't quit until you've done it. Then see where you're at! :)
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