Does this sound familiar?

You suddenly have an idea. This idea is genial. Absolutely Fan.Ta.Bu.Lous!

You sit at your desk, pen in hand (or keyboard…) and start working on this idea. In fact, you stay up most of the night because this idea is well worth it. There’s a huge need for it AND it’s going to generate loads of income.

You spend a few days completely intoxicated with your new found idea. Sooner or later, you run into an obstacle or two. You deal with these yourself but find you’re getting discouraged with distractions and eventually this brilliant idea is put on the back burner… and slowly forgotten about.

It’s never truly forgotten because months, even years down the road, you’re filled with regret. “I should have’s” fill that void to justify the failure but you never really move forward with them.

So what went wrong? Any guesses?

You should have planned!

This step is so critical, people make a living at doing just that – PROJECT MANAGEMENT… and they make good decent money too!

Project management requires more than just a short list of to-dos. You must really dissect every little piece of the project and ensure it is all accounted for.

“Yeah… but that’s going to take more time to do! I’m not experienced and I’ll get overwhelmed! Forget it!”

Well then forget your idea as well… If you can’t take the time to plan or hire someone to help you, you’ll find yourself in the above scenario. Simple. As. That!