“Busy people make to-do lists when what they need is to reflect and create stop-doing lists” – Francis Shenstone
We are not quite shaking hands yet, but we are getting very close. We are at the point in the negotiations where there are just a few more details to work out then we should have a deal.
It is hard to imagine that business number two of my career is almost wrapped up. It has been a part of my life for a long time. We are near the time to wrap it up with a bow and deliver it to the buyer that should be able to keep it alive and growing. I can’t think of a better way to close this door.
Now that the handshake is close, what is with the baking? There are more than just pies baking right now. Visions, daydreams, ideas, business models and business plans are all baking inside my head. Now that the end really is getting closer, the ideas are becoming clearer and clearer. Plans often come together in the eleventh hour and that time is drawing near.
As everything bakes away and starts to come together an important lesson comes to mind; it is just as important to know what you don’t want to do as it is to know what you want to do. Just as don’t-do lists are just as important as a to-do list. Sometimes they are more important. Over the years I have noticed many people focusing so much on what to do, including myself. I have been paralyzed trying to figure everything out, needing to have all the answers worked out and a solid plan in my head. The reality is that sometimes I just need to cut the fat and eliminate al the no-go ideas first to open the space and provide clarity.
It may sound simple and intuitive to most but my head is hardwired to focus on ideas to move on. I love so many ideas I don’t want to get rid of any. It’s the entrepreneurial syndrome. It takes a conscious effort and extra energy to go against my natural tendency to weed through the ideas. In a perfect world I would want to use all the ideas. The reality is, when I really get in the weeds and dig deep and look beyond the whats I really want to do and start looking at the whys in my life, the whats become clearer. That makes it easier to eliminate the whats that don’t support the whys. Get it? Got it? Good.
The bottom line is, crossing out the things I really do not want to do make it easier to focus of the potential whats that I want to do, ultimately making the decision process easier. If only I could move some wires around in my head.
So, now that I have really talked some circles in your head, I will wrap this part up and share what’s really baking next time.
Talk Soon,
Kevin W @LEAP272
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