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This post really spoke to me. I’ve heard other pros talk about “Shiny Object Syndrome” and I KNOW i’ve got it bad.

I’ve been trying to put a business together helping local businesses. I’ve spent a lot of time researching, putting the site together, all that jazz- but it’s not my passion and I’m finding it to be quite a fight to ‘keep at it’. What makes it worse is that earlier this week, on a whim, I put together a site that’s kind of been a dream of mine. I am passionate about it, and I know I want to do it, but I also want to “finish” my other “project” (business) at least to the point where it’s profiting. I’m tired of spending months of my life on something and then switching over to another interest. I have a short attention span and a lot of great ideas, and I know it handicapps me.

Besides the fact that I’m tired of never finishing anything (I didn’t even finished high school, dropped out JR. year and I only have two classes left- drives my parents ape shit)I’m also in a situation where money is very tight, and I really believe I can make my local business profit.

I guess my questions are these:

One: What would you do (or suggest I do)?
and
Two: How do I MAKE myself get to the finish line even when I’ve lost interest in it?

Thanks,
Tristen Ryan Royal

Belinda, haha, I still cant believe you created Dean Hunt ringtones… hilarious!!

Michelle, absolutely, it is a tough challenge, but it can be done.

Pete, you smartarse!! haha, just kidding, good stuff amigo. I like the two types of doing business reference, very true.

Dean
Dean Hunt´s last blog ..How-to Leverage & Opportunity Filter

Let me explain…

The first word: Perception
Last year we talked a bit about “perception” and by now you and I both agree on its paramount importance. What people perceive ultimately believe and if your investing time, energy and money building a weak or wrong perception, is already game over.

The second word: Strategy
I believe there are two basic ways to think about doing business and that’s either opportunistically (that’s a big word isn’t it or strategically.

I’m so glad you’re starting to do the later mate.

The third word: Leverage
My oh my, if time, money and energy is all we got to make thinks happen from the core, let’s better think to maximize the output we get from our input. So, besides a mind shift in strategic thinking, leverage will always do a killer duo with systematic thinking.

So there it is!

You really had quite a profitable and insightful trip my man, I’ll say “salud!” to that with a couple of beers!

Be extra-ordinary,
@PeterPalatnik

P.S. Hope I didn’t sound to smart ass on this one mate…