“I just fly and build the plane as I go.” - words I wish that I could have said myself. But as a perfectionist, that line is as alien to me as the surface of Mars. I would never dream about flying an incomplete plane. Instead, I must make a perfect plane, before I even think of flying.
This of course includes:
Step 1: #Researching
Step 2: #Planning
Step 3: #Prototyping
Step 4: #Building
Step 5: #Upgrading
Step 6: #Testing
Step 5 (again)
Step 6 (again) and these two steps go for a while.
Until I reach perfect.
Perfect takes a long time to reach (if ever) and by then flying becomes a HUGE NO GO. The time, work and money invested in this plane becomes too precious and I won’t chance the risk of it crashing.
So instead of taking the opportunity to fly and seeing the outcome of all the hard work I put into building my plane, I end up polishing it, putting it in a nice hangar and sometimes visiting. Always thinking of the ‘what ifs’ and the ‘it’s too late nows’.
This time with my coaching journey, I have decided to fly.
I have decided to just go out there and coach. To become a doer. And as I fly, I will build my plane and because it’s not perfect I won’t care if I crash it a couple of times. On the contrary, let it crash. Through mistakes, experiences, trials and errors, my plane will be stronger than ever, and me a more able pilot.
Key takeaway: Don’t perfect your craft before trying it. Instead do the minimum for you to start and go for it. Be a doer and become better through experience. #MVP #minimumviableproduct #coaching #selfimprovement
