Hello everyone,
This is a great thread and if someone new was to read though everyones posts I am sure they would learn a lot that would help them in the beginning. I have always had a thirst for knowledge and in the beginning that was kind of my down fall. The internet is such a wonderful place to learn it is full of information on just about any topic you could ever imagine or even dream of.
Although, information overload is one of the biggest problems with people just starting out. I can surely say that I have been down that road. Being organized is another problem and goes hand in hand with the information overload. You have so many things and ideas running through your head that you don't know where to start and have so much information sitting on your hard drive you couldn't find it if you wanted to do anything with it to begin with.
I think it is easier in hind sight for me to say that even though I learned a lot from acting like a sponge while starting out, it didn't help me. I was so busy trying to learn everything, when what I needed to do was learn only what I needed to in order to get what I needed done and moving. The problem with information overload is that it paralyzes you from doing anything.
For me there is not 1 thing I would have done differently, but 3.
1. I would have used a blueprint, a plan of action, a map, whatever you need to call it to get yourself going in the right direction.
2. I would focus on one project at a time and learn only what I needed to in order to get that one project moving.
3. I would have completed that one project before moving on to another project.
I like to think of it as if I wanted to build a house. I need a plan in order to do it right. That is where the blueprint comes in to play. Without the blueprint where do you start? You build one house at a time and soon you will have a city. If you try to build the city first you will never have a house. You will be to busy wondering what to do, you won't be able to do anything.
Great Thread. I am glad I could get all of that off my chest. I feel so much better now hee... hee...
Take Care Everyone,
Link Master
This is a great thread and if someone new was to read though everyones posts I am sure they would learn a lot that would help them in the beginning. I have always had a thirst for knowledge and in the beginning that was kind of my down fall. The internet is such a wonderful place to learn it is full of information on just about any topic you could ever imagine or even dream of.
Although, information overload is one of the biggest problems with people just starting out. I can surely say that I have been down that road. Being organized is another problem and goes hand in hand with the information overload. You have so many things and ideas running through your head that you don't know where to start and have so much information sitting on your hard drive you couldn't find it if you wanted to do anything with it to begin with.
I think it is easier in hind sight for me to say that even though I learned a lot from acting like a sponge while starting out, it didn't help me. I was so busy trying to learn everything, when what I needed to do was learn only what I needed to in order to get what I needed done and moving. The problem with information overload is that it paralyzes you from doing anything.
For me there is not 1 thing I would have done differently, but 3.
1. I would have used a blueprint, a plan of action, a map, whatever you need to call it to get yourself going in the right direction.
2. I would focus on one project at a time and learn only what I needed to in order to get that one project moving.
3. I would have completed that one project before moving on to another project.
I like to think of it as if I wanted to build a house. I need a plan in order to do it right. That is where the blueprint comes in to play. Without the blueprint where do you start? You build one house at a time and soon you will have a city. If you try to build the city first you will never have a house. You will be to busy wondering what to do, you won't be able to do anything.
Great Thread. I am glad I could get all of that off my chest. I feel so much better now hee... hee...
Take Care Everyone,
Link Master
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