Slowly, But Surely
“Inch by inch, it’s a cinch” and “Yard by Yard, it’s hard” are relatively old adages. “Slow and steady wins the race” or the story of the tortoise and the hare are all examples of consistency or persistence over brevity. It doesn’t matter how fast I start, but starting does matter. It doesn’t matter how fast I go, but keep going matters. It’s about starting and finishing, but not the rate of completion. That’s a concept I’ve heard but hadn’t really experienced. There’s a saying. “Better to experience it once than read about it a thousand times.”
I’ve read and heard those sayings, but this experience resonates more profoundly. Having sprinted into many endeavors, the tortoise and the hare story resonates. I’ve been jokingly called the fastest sprinter in a marathon by a friend of mine in the Houston area. Her assessment was true at the moment and technically still true today. I’m not pursuing my current endeavor with the zeal I’ve displayed in the past, but I attribute that to old and not enthusiasm. I’ve documented my first 50 projects. I’ve completed five. Over the weekend, I’ll double that number at least. I’ll keep working to complete one per day, until the first 50 are completed.
A younger, less mature version of myself would not have written a list. A less mature version would have talked about the concept and not started anything. A slightly more mature version would have started the list, probably finished around ten and then gotten bored. This iteration of myself is about finishing the project before the end of August. Having all 50 completed, with around 15 available for launch by the end of the month. The remaining 35 completed over the next month and map out another 100 or so for the rest of the year. There will be new partnerships formed by the end of the year also. I’m estimating one per month for a total of five, but those are secondary now.
While working on these projects, ideas for another, more personalized project has come to mind. I want to pursue that project more than I want to complete what I’ve started, but that’s old behavior. Yesterday I wrote about too big to fail. My current market size had total sales estimated at 375 million on the low end to over 450 million on the high end. One ten thousandth of that market is conservatively around 37,000 and that’s enough to hold my interest. The number is so small compared to the market, it looks like this: 0.0001. The number looks more like the price for some new crypto currency than my estimation for sales targets.
Some can say it’s too small. My thinking, my projections, my estimates or whatever. Some may say other things, but at this point, I’ve told one person. Tomorrow when I speak with my mentor, he’ll be the second person to know. That’s really about it and no one else will know. What you think of me or my plans are none of my business. I’m moving forward, slowly but surely. I’ll hit my production goals. I may exceed those goals. I’ll do what’s needed, cause no one else will.
Today, Friday, July 27, 2024, I am grateful that: