When "Easier Said Than Done" is Just an Excuse
We dance with dysfunction inside products, services, processes and relationships every day… and nobody does anything about it.
The best ideas come from not only recognizing that the current options suck, but also, refusing to accept that this is just how it's done... just… “because.”
I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve had someone complain to me about how terrible a product or service is, and brilliantly propose the solutions that sound pretty great… it almost gets me excited for their new found “opportunity.”
Now, me being the encouraging type… soon I ask “so, when are you going to do it?”
…but often I get that dreaded response… “Easier said than done!”
Easier Done, Full Stop.
Let me tell you what’s harder than taking action… living a life of frustration, anxiety, and regrets, because we never did anything about it.
We then just accept things things as how they are, and feel powerless.
At least if we try, even if we fail, we know that we gave it a shot… and probably learned a lot along the way as well.
It’s never too late to try again, with ANYTHING.
And if you feel stuck, consider that you might be waiting for permission… permission that nobody is ever going to give you.
You don't need permission.
And you don’t need another certificate, degree, or some overpriced mentorship program teaching you how to build what’s already been built a hundred times over.
You need to trust YOURSELF.
You can actually just do things…
…and when you learn on the fly, find your own paths, and ignore the “by the book” people, many times it will end up much more unique, memorable, and remarkable!
Channel Frustrations into Creativity and Action
You already have everything you need… your questions, your frustration, your instincts that something could be better than what they’re handing you.
Here’s a secret… (that should be way more obvious…)
The REAL entrepreneurs aren't the ones who chase trends.
Personally, I hate trend chasing, it’s competitive, speculative, and often filled with those “fake it til you make it” salesman types. Is there money to be made? Maybe… but that’s why it’s filled with people who only care about money and have no morals.
Real entrepreneurs are the ones who notice the cracks forming underneath the current trends… some of the best ones have looked at an industry everyone says is "too big to fail" and said... maybe it already has, it just hasn't admitted it yet.
And they don’t just see the bloat, the waste, the smugness that always creeps in when no one has challenged the throne for too long… they don't just want to tweak the system… they want to enter it where it’s broken and rebuild what should have existed all along.
That’s when you see things like Uber, Airbnb, PayPal, etc… pop up and upend and entire industry, and most times, it was LONG overdue!
That entire time period while everyone was hating the “old way” was a huge opportunity, and everyone in the world was just overlooking it.
It doesn’t even have to be something that big, little opportunities like this exist everywhere.
But… I Don’t Have the Resources…?
Look around at what we have at our fingertips: one person in their basement can literally leverage billions of dollars in infrastructure practically for free with just a laptop.
You CAN bootstrap your idea, and depending on your risk tolerance, you can even start selling it before you’re done making it by using crowd funding, etc.
Our reach extends faster and further than ever before—yet somehow, the brightest minds and the most beautiful souls are more disconnected and discouraged than ever.
Don’t let that be you… don’t fall into the “Easier said than done” trap…
You have more power than you realize, you just need to step into it.
Stand on the shoulders of billion+ dollar industries who are too big to notice the cracks, and see what they can’t see.
Bonus points if it happens to be in line with your passions…
Because then, you’re going to love every minute of building it, and probably know exactly what other people like you would love to have.
You might even meet others along the path who will join you.
This ability to leverage everything that’s already been done before you is the innovator's unfair advantage, yet it's the fairest thing imaginable…
Because anyone willing to question and create can do it.
So why not you?
Alright, that was all for now Rebel.
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