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The Delusion of the Perfect Plan

This is probably one of the biggest cliches in the book. Frankly, mentioning this as a cliche is probably a cliche. Ahh ok, nevermind.

It’s amazing how you think you’ve got this idea of how you will make money, and how it can be completely turned on its head when you actually start doing it. When I first started actually blogging, I realized it was going to be a lot more work than I thought. It didn’t even stop there. I had to go through several cycles of this before I hit what was going to work. There were definitely some rough times.

My path is now COMPLETELY off from what I thought it would be a couple of months ago.

Here’s a laundry list of advice I have heard before… long before I started this whole ordeal:

• 10% Idea, 90% Execution
• There is no such thing as the perfect approach
• Don’t get too attached to your ideas
• Entrepreneurs never end up with what they initially started

I’m sure the list goes on, but that was literally off the top of my head. Even with all this in my head, I was still feeling like I had the perfect idea. It’s a strange sort of attachment you have. It’s a gut feeling.

It doesn’t help that I’ve been becoming more attuned to my intuition. How can you ignore intuition! It’s perfect!

WRONG.

Intuition is really only as good as your experiences. Input in equals input out, but this post isn’t about intuition.

There are people out there who are waiting for the perfect moment to quit their job and manifest their perfect business plan.

What a delusion!

There is NEVER a perfect moment and there is no way in hell your idea will be remotely the same after you actually start taking action. It’s a bold statement, but it’s true!

It doesn’t have to apply to the corporate whore either. It applies to everything you do in life.

Whether or not it is the perfect situation to talk to the cute guy or gal in the grocery store. Whether it is the right time to confront your boss with a promotion or raise. Whether it is the right time to call it quits in just about whatever.

You’ll read this and say. Yeah… yeah… sure… this all makes sense, but do you feel it. Do you have the experience?

I wonder.

Carl Zetterlund

P.S. I’ve gotten my hands on some typical get rich schemes. Sure… they’ve got some information that may be helpful. But they are just really marketing gimmicks. Marketers know that people want a magic pill despite knowing that there is no magic pill, and that only less than 10% actually read and use the product. The truth is that successful people will be so bootstrapped that they would have to be delusional. But don’t despair, the journey is the reward.