Do You Remember Day 1?

Do You Remember Day 1?

Apr 5, 2010
entrepreneur

On day 1 of any job, endeavour or project how much knowledge about it did you have?

Now having been well into it compare your day 1 knowledge to what you know today. I’m sure the years, the challenges you faced, the experiences you’ve had all lead to your knowing much more today than you did on day 1.

That’s why  rookies in sports are looked at the way they are. Sure they have the raw talent and skill but it goes without saying that they will make rookie mistakes. If you track the history of any all-star you will see a progression of getting better and better from rookie to seasoned pro.  It takes time and it’s not something that happens on day 1.

Now take your business ideas, your projects, that charity you’re working on. You may have aspirations and plans of great things.  Certainly you have others that you look to as a comparison, someone you aspire to be like.

You aren’t going to know everything you need to know from day 1, so stop waiting and get started.

The challenge comes in realizing that and moving forward anyways.  You aren’t suppose to have all the answers, all the ideas, even a complete picture of where you want to go.  On day 1 you just need the willingness and desire.

That’s what day 1 is all about, getting started.

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  • http://nathanhangen.com/blog Nathan Hangen

    I can't imagine having to start from Day 1 again…so much to learn and understand…amazing really.

  • http://www.flyaoamedia.com/blog Chris Palmer

    It has certainly been a long road since day 1. Thought provoking, for sure!

    I think another point about this particular subject is that we have day 1's all the time. First day of a new relationship, new partnership, new product launch, new mission and the list goes on.

    Embracing the fact that not everything will be perfect is essential, I believe. If we can just get things done and not worry about all the little details being in place, we are setting ourselves up to learn much faster.

  • http://www.RichLazzara.com/ Rich Lazzara

    Your exactly right. We do have day 1's all the time and thats a great reminder that we should be seeking them out not avoiding them. Thanks for the comments.