Is A Decision

Garth Beyer

Cutting this to do that… is a decision.

Being busy… is a decision.

Staring at the blank page/canvas/map in front of you instead of forging on… is a decision.

Admitting defeat… is a decision.

Picking yourself up after rejection… is a decision.

Picking yourself to lead… is a decision.

Wearing two different socks… is a decision.

Running from fear… is a decision. So is dancing with it.

“I don’t have time”… is a decision.

Your motivation… is a decision.

Cutting corners and making shortcuts… is a decision.

Being in it for the long-haul… is a decision.

Not moving forward with a project because your partner back out… is a decision.

Everything you do throughout the day you decide to do. So it is with what you think, how you feel, who you talk to, who you ignore. Noticing each decision may not make you feel comfortable or safe. In fact, it will likely be the opposite. Yet, it’s exactly how you will get to where you want to go: quicker, stronger, happier.

Controlling your life… is a decision.

 

Stay Positive & No One Said Steering A Boat In Rough Waters Was Easy

 

 

Nothing Quite Beats It

Garth Beyer

I’ve written a lot about connecting with new people, making more connections, putting yourself in environments where you find and interact with people who have the potential to mentor you. It’s worth noting nothing quite beats an email that reconnects you with someone. Handwrite a letter to someone who it has been awhile since you’ve spoken to and wish them well. Send an email to a few idols you’ve had the chance to meet and note what they said that has stuck with you since you last met them. Find some old friends on Facebook and see what they are up to. Full disclosure, you may not find those who you previously connected with have gone further in their life than you, but you have a chance to leave a positive impact on where they are at right now in their life.

 

Stay Positive & In This New Market, Old Friends Are As Important As New

“Really, Though, If You Had To Choose X Or Y…”

Garth Beyer

You can choose not to play that game.

A kerfuffle occurred this morning with a coworker and myself. I stated I didn’t want to take the couch my parents were willing to give me because I wanted to buy a new, more functional, appealing and comfortable one.

Have you ever met someone who likes to sporadically get you to play a game of Would You Rather? Here was his response.

“Would you rather have a new couch or go on a short road trip?”

I chose both.

He’s choosing to play the game. I’m not. A lot of games, this one in particular, are mentally and ambitiously crippling. When you choose to play, I see it as eliminating a possibility in your mind to get what you want in the real world. Forcing yourself to choose is self-limitation.

For those who want you to choose between X or Y, let them play with themselves.

 

Stay Positive & You Go Have It All

Customers First

Garth Beyer

At the expense of your employees, though? You will stay open on holidays for the customers, but customers can only be as happy as the employees can make them.

Headsup: happy people make other people happy.

Frustrated, sad, aggravated employees have a tough time making others happy… no matter if they get time and a half.

There’s no right answer. It’s a dance.

 

Stay Positive & Better Put On Some Music

 

Momentum-able

Garth Beyer

It’s the latest key in developing a successful project. Does each action you take increase the pace of your next step?

The quickest way to deal with setbacks is to be moving forward too quickly to actually be set back.

Not saying it’s easy, but it’s worth it.

 

Stay Positive & Keep Moving Forward

My 1,000th Blog Post

Garth Beyer

The only “lock-in” from any transaction should come from the face behind the business, not the customer; the professional, not the client; the author, not the reader.

I’m writing to remind you I’m here for the long run. That’s my promise.

After all, many years down the line, how else will I get to say “I’ve been doing/writing/studying this for 50 years.”

I’m here, I’m learning and I’m thankful you’re along for the ride.

 

Stay Positive & If I Have Impacted You In Anyway, Sharing My Website With Your Friends Would Mean The World To Me

 

Breaking Down Your Startup To Get Fully Funded

Garth Beyer

The most successful Kickstarter projects are funded for between $1,000 and $9,999. If you have determined it will cost $25,000 to get your startup going, is it worth pitching something that only adds up to 10 percent of all successfully funded projects?

Perhaps it’s better to break you startup down into pieces that can fundamentally work alone and only require between $1,000 and $9,999 of investment per piece. Not only does it make it easier for you to get community funding (low investment on their part), it also allows you to make sure every leg, arm and torso of your startup works properly.

In addition, for the public it also plots out exactly what you offer. Instead of selling it as a package (you will once all parts are funded), you get to sell each individual part of your product or service. Now the public has become a part of the process. If they’ve invested in the leg of your startup, it is in their best interest to invest in the arm too.

If you can get angels to invest in the whole of your startup, fantastic. If you find it difficult, it might be better to dismember your startup and get support for each piece. In the long run, you find out quicker (and with less personal investment) what works and what doesn’t. You just may find out you need a bionic arm, not a flaccid organic one.

 

Stay Positive & There’s Always A Way To Get Funded