Do you have an idea? Do it!
“99% of the time, in my experience, the hard part about creativity isn’t coming up with something no one has ever thought of before. The hard part is actually executing the thing you’ve thought of.
“The devil doesn’t need an advocate. The brave need supporters, not critics.”
If you have a “big idea”, I see two possible results of not following through. They are not mutually exclusive.
- Someone else will follow up on your idea.
- You’ll always wonder whether you could have succeeded.
Godin’s blog is full of similar short quips, whose length make them no less meaningful.