{"id":331,"date":"2007-07-26T11:55:41","date_gmt":"2007-07-26T09:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jobshuk.com\/blog\/2007\/07\/26\/is-the-fire-under-your-butt-or-are-you-chicken\/"},"modified":"2007-07-26T11:55:41","modified_gmt":"2007-07-26T09:55:41","slug":"is-the-fire-under-your-butt-or-are-you-chicken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobshuk.com\/zvi\/2007\/07\/26\/is-the-fire-under-your-butt-or-are-you-chicken\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the fire under your butt, or are you chicken?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Inspiration, Motivation, Perspiration.<\/p>\n

Whatever process works for you to go from concept to product, the final step is always action<\/strong>. Nothing happens on its own without some action putting it into motion. Staying with the motion analogy, there is no perpetual motion machine, so even a well-oiled machine needs fuel to keep going.<\/p>\n

Sales seminars (of which I’ve listened to many over the last few weeks) are mostly motivational, encouraging people to overcome their fears, believe in themselves (confidence), and take the step of putting idea into action. 100% of all businesses that aren’t created fail.<\/p>\n

I keep getting so frustrated when someone tells me that what I want is impossible<\/a>. I’m not saying it can be done cheaply, but almost everything is possible. As a programmer, I’m often asked such questions as, ‘Is it possible to…’, and the answer is always ‘Yes’, which begs the next question, ‘So, how long will that take.’ Such projects will often demonstrate your advanced skills, even if you have to go and learn how to make it happen, which will only make you more desirable (and more expensive!)<\/p>\n

Whatever it is that you are thinking about doing, laugh at your fears, take the step, burn the boats<\/a>, and make it happen! <\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Inspiration, Motivation, Perspiration. Whatever process works for you to go from concept to product, the final step is always action. Nothing happens on its own without some action putting it into motion. Staying with the motion analogy, there is no perpetual motion machine, so even a well-oiled machine needs fuel to keep going. Sales seminars … <\/p>\n

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