Tip 162) Keeping Swimming!

​Being a new startup can be scary right?! There are so many things to think about. Marketing, finding business, sorting finance, contracts, insurance, branding; the list could go on and that’s before you even start thinking about the actual work.

​How often do you hear or use phrases like ‘drowning in paperwork’, or ‘I feel like a duck, calm on the surface yet paddling like mad under the water’?

​Well, here’s my tip for you: ‘Just keep swimming!’ (Yes, to avoid getting in trouble, this phrase from a popular Disney film has stuck with me.) Speed is not important, but the key is to keep aiming forwards - touch base with your business every day in a positive way, tick one job off your to-do list, or make one new connection.

This will move your business forward. The effects might not be huge or obvious straight away, but it’s all forward strokes in the sea of work.
 
I have learnt on my journey (I’m a relative newbie in my business) that any step forward is progress and can lead to unexpected good things. It’s so easy to want to achieve that big goal NOW and then feel like a duck paddling frantically trying to get there. However, if you just break it down into smaller steps, it’s much less daunting, more achievable and, in the long run, helps you keep that forward progress. You might even look more swan than duck this way!

So, my tip is just keep going, believe in your plan, be kind to yourself, touch business base every day. Keep the work small and simple if it’s meant to be a downtime day. Engaging on a post in a useful Facebook group like this one is enough on those days.
 
Proactive patience will pay off, just keep swimming.
 
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