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Trying to Stay on my Toes
Published on 31/10/06
by John Phillips
Oh man, there is so much that I want to do, and not enough time in the day. So many ideas. So many things I want to try. But how in the world can I find the time? Who do I talk to first? How and where do I get the resources to do some of these things? When will things blow up (in a good way)? And when will the timing be perfect? How will I learn everything that I want to learn? Is this happening already?
These are questions that go through my head every single day. As you know, I am in the process of starting my own business with a team of guys I went to school with. Things are going great, but sometimes that isn’t enough for me. All of those questions I try to address every single day. I don’t expect to find answers to them all, but I keep them in mind throughout my whole work day. It keeps me sharp.
So this whole business thing started because eventually, I want to work on my own terms. I want my own schedule and flexibility that the corporate world will never give me. So I set out on a quest with two others to get to where I want to be. Upon this quest, I assumed a role, that I think I am very cut out for. That being the leader of the pack. But why me?
Because I wanted to. Over the past year I’ve been envisioning exactly how I want to run a company. All of the things that pissed me off about different jobs, just help shape the way I decide to run things. They make my vision that much more clearn. Sometimes it’s the bad experiences you have early on that pre-determine the good experiences to come in the future. Write that down!
A person with little skill and motivation can be useful, but a person with skill and no motivation is worthless.
Another thing I said to myself, and team, is that motivation is huge, and is a very big deal to me. So not only are the guys I’m working with motivated, but they allow me to motivate them even more, which is what the leader of the pack is supposed to do. I love it. I like knowing that it is my duty to keep the team motivated and inspired. I thrive on it. If it takes me learning something new just to be able to motivate, then that’s just what I have to do. I love being a motivator. I’ve been waiting for the chance to be a leader, and now it’s putty in my hands, I just have to shape it.
As of yesterday, August 1st, 2006 means alot more to me now. Yesterday I was presented an idea for our company logo, and it was hit right on the damn head. I couldn’t stop thinking about it. I loved it, and knew, not only that we had a groundbreaking milestone since we began this whole thing, but also that our company is going to do something big. I don’t know what that big thing is yet, but this is a strong feeling that I have gotten in the past few days, and it’s awesome and scary at the same time.
So what does August 1st, 2006 mean then? Well my friends, that was our very first meeting. We had no name in mind, no plan, but an agreement that we were going to do this. To me, August 1st is when it started. And to look back from now, until then (3 months), it’s sweet to see how much we’ve gotten done.
You’re probably wondering about our name, and what this logo looks like. Just hold tight. We should be done refining this logo very shortly, hopefully no more than a week. Then I will give you the whole low down on our name, logo, blog that’s live and running, and everything. So, we’re still not quite there yet, as in established, but getting a logo down might be one of the hardest parts, and we are just about done with that. And now we can rock and roll.
So just stay tuned to all business annoucements, because they will be very soon, and I’ll also give you a few insights I had about things. Something big is coming, and I can seriously feel! You have to think big to be big. Write that down too.
peace