Sunday, May 3, 2009

Never, ever, ever....ever Shut Up

Raise your hand if you have been told to shut up today. Okay, now raise your hand if everyone else is looking at you wondering why you just raised your hand. Good. Now that your lunch date just canceled, you have time to read my post.

The topic today is to never shut up about your ideas. This is a no-brainer to some, but others seem to get worried that if they talk about their ideas too much and then fail, they might not get invited to the popular guy's birthday party. Get over the fear of failing, RIGHT NOW. See, that wasn't so hard. If you are still not convinced, start practicing doing dumb things and you will learn that failing is not that bad after all.

Talking to anyone who will listen has at least two main benefits.The first is that the more you talk about the idea, the more determined and assured you will become. Ideas are like children, they need to be nurtured, they demand time, and if they fall apart, you can always make a new one. The second is that people like helping others, and the more people that know about your idea, the more likely it is that you will be helped. Very little has every been achieved by ideas no one else knew about.

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