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Too many business projects.
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I of course realize it's possible to have too many ideas… constantly accepting/generating new ones but never acting on them is foolish and potentially overwhelming, so it's important to focus on key ones and act accordingly, to tangibly develop them.
Maybe limiting the number of ideas and potential projects is irrelevant.
And limiting the number of ideas which are acted upon is mandatory… and certainly wise.
I know that at times I have obsessive tendencies, and poor impulse control. I wish I didn't.
So, in accord with my tendency to 'shoot first, question later', I often review things… to clarify and better inform myself of what I've done in my less-controlled moments.
And before adding something new, I do an objective non-woo-woo consideration of the societal worthwhileness and commercial potential (albeit usually biased toward 'do' rather than 'not do') of any incipient project, and rarely decide in favor of anything genuinely daft.
But I too easily choose stuff that I perhaps shouldn't, which although clearly viable isn't the most effective use of my time and effort… an increasingly relevant consideration because at my age (68) I don't want to be working for more than perhaps another three-to-five years (during which, if I was sensible, I'd be taking it relatively easily and enjoying myself.)
Fortunately, the 'add more stuff' foible appears to be self-limiting, and I do now (at last, phew!) seem to have stopped (I think)… having perhaps reached (hopefully!) a balance/stasis twixt 'shame to waste a good opportunity' and 'no more'.
Overall, things aren't as bad as I might initially have thought, and although I genuinely do have too many potential projects, including some which I maybe probably definitely shouldn't have, I ought to forgive and be easier on myself, and remember that…
They're 'potentials not definites'. It's not compulsory to develop them all, and any can be paused/stopped and optionally discarded.
Mistakes (in the context of adding projects) are normal and to be expected… I can't solely do good fault-free work, and the total mistakes I've made is relatively minor amid much good work (of which I should, but can't be, be proud).
So yeah, ending where we began… I *do* have too many projects—far more than I'd ever intended, it's gotten way out of hand.
And I definitely need and want to be doing something about the 'I should be taking things relatively easily and enjoying myself' mentioned earlier.
But I'm not too concerned, because I'm aware of and acting on the issues…
I continue to focus on the 'do now' priority projects.
There's already an ongoing process of 'refinement', in which some projects have been combined, into a consolidated and stronger variant, and a few others will become so too.
Some will drop, either because my interest in, or the 'worth' (the social benefit, or the potential profitability) of, the project has appropriately lessened.
Others can simply remain in a 'for later—if I get to them I get to them, and if I don't I don't' state.
Of course, this over-abundance of projects/potential would vanish were I to have adequate financial resources (enough money) to outsource 'even more than the almost everything I'm already planning to'… including strategy and oversight, leaving me with a passive investment.
Sourcing the required services isn't difficult, and 'the first one is always the hardest, it then gets easier', 'adequate financial resources' happens naturally as I reinvest profit from some projects and trigger a positive domino effect.
And, although not actively seeking, I remain open to appropriate equity participation which enables me to reduce my active role.
Overall though, I know that in the few years I have left of my life I'll *not* be able to get 'em all to a state where they require no input from me… hell, I'm sure that even some of those I genuinely want to do won't even get started.
Anyway… 'it is what it is' and I'll continue to plan and act accordingly/appropriately.
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