Put yourself out there!

We have the tendency to wait until late. Play the late-cut and beat the fielder in the cricketing realm. Is that the best approach?

In certain situations, it might make sense if there are visible moving parts in front of us. We can usually guess when might be the right time to act. 

In uncertain situations, however, making our move too late can be unwise. We think being an early mover will create a poor impression. Poor impression with who? In a perfect world, everyone goes to the length of seeing what we have. However, in a present world of short attention spans, we mostly see instant reactions rather than thoughtful responses. That puts a burden on the creator, entrepreneur, and starter. Will we lose out if we move with work in progress? This is resistance and fear camouflaged in what others might think of us and our work.

We must be brave to look at our work thoroughly, with honesty. We must seek the most trusted feedback. Brutally honest inputs are often from those who look at you with a critical eye. We must fearlessly pierce through any superficial layers. We need to get to those who we care about. Those we can really reach with our work. Those who look to us to provide them with something useful.

There are people you know, and you can ask for feedback. We can send our work to them. There are others we don't know.

We need to put ourselves out there and see what we get back. We often think our support comes from locals. You might be surprised that traction often comes from those we can reach.

First, put ourselves out there!