If You Do It, Do It All the Way
Today I got to thinking about half finished projects and half thought out attempts at doing something special online. Two particular online friends of mine are guilty of this, and you know I am too. I’m not going to name names here, but did want to give you an idea of what I’m talking about.
First off there is a friend of mine who came up with a really good idea for a product to sell online. I got a call from them when they were still working on it, asking if I wanted to be an affiliate. But of course, I loved the idea! They even sent me a piece of it to read, and I was even more excited to help them promote it. A few weeks later this person decides not to finish the product at this time, but apologized to the affiliates and thanked them for the feedback. I was a little upset….not really at him, but just because I was really looking forward to seeing the finished product.
I’m sure they had good reasons for not finishing, even though they had some really nice ground work laid out. I guess I have a hard time grasping the problem, since I usually lose interest AFTER the release. I’m more of the type that likes to actually finish the project, but forget the follow up.
The other person’s story is a little different. Instead of a project with an ending, it was very little set up that is ongoing. Actually it’s a blog game of sorts that happens weekly. Really it’s an excellent idea, but I don’t believe she keeps up with it as well as she should. I rarely participate, since I’m a morning blogger and like to get things out of the way as quickly as possible. If you don’t catch me first thing, I probably won’t get to it until tomorrow. Which I could still play this if not for the fact it’s day specific. By the time I get the notice it’s usually too late.
So anyway, the lesson here is if you are going to do something, do it all the way. Set it up for the day before if you aren’t at the computer first thing in the morning. If you have a project you are going to do, finish it! Especially if you’ve put time and energy into something - you want to follow through or all that time is wasted.
Now you’ll have to excuse me while I go look for things I’ve got unfinished. :oops:
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April 28th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
Phew! There for a minute I thought she was talking about me, rofl! I know those two descriptions weren’t me but I know I fit well into this category. Although, usually I’m the same way as Kara. I loose steam and interest AFTER it’s done.
However, I’m working pretty hard in the background on a new site and let me tell you - at times I’m fighting hard to not give up. In this case it’s not that I’m losing interest or anything like that - it’s just that I’m super-busy and with this particular site, it’s taking a lot of set up time. I’m so busy as it is … I don’t have time for this, rofl!
I want this site so bad so I won’t give up - never. However, I do need a little bit of a push to get it done a little more quickly, rofl! Maybe I need to make a new blog post about it. Then I’ll have all of you readers holding me accountable!