Ideas are so cool! I love how ideas progress from thoughts to preoccupations to mantras to a way of life. Have you ever had one of those moments where you were thinking about some good idea and then let it slip your mind only to be smacked in the face with it again by some unrelated circumstance? That happened to me tonight.

A few days ago, I started realizing that I had a lot of little projects stacking up and it was about time I started getting working on them or soon enough I would be in a world of hurt. Tonight after our meal at the local Thai restaurant, I cracked open my fortune cookie only to be greeted with, “It’s time to help out a friend in need”, which just happens to be the idea behind almost all the projects I’m facing.

On the walk back home, a persistent thought kept running through my head, “If you rest, you fail.” I repeated it a few times and decided to post it on the face of my laptop to be reminded of it daily. I also added to it, “Work Now, Sleep Later.” It was a great idea, but I let it slip away when I got home because of some BS we’re dealing with at home that really isn’t worth mentioning except that it distracted me from my intention. Then I read Naomi’s latest.

Read the whole post about dealing with fear and you’ll come a point where she says, “I’m afraid if I rest, I will fail.” I couldn’t make this shit up if I tried. I don’t know Naomi sans a few email exchanges, but I’m certain she plays a role somehow because there have been way to many parallels to ignore. Regardless, I’m off my proverbial ass and working on stuff… right after I finish this post.

On a somewhat related note, I received two exceptional compliments today from people I’ve given advice to recently. Getting honest unsolicited testimonials is quite possibly the best thing in the world for a “consultant”. I use that term very loosely because sometimes I feel I’m a hack just faking it for the cameras. Thankfully I have folks like Naomi and Sean to kick me in the ass occasionally so I don’t pity myself for too long. Coincidentally, they’re both Canadian, or at least both in Canada. Maybe it’s the fresh air and clean living.

So what the hell is your point, Dave?

Glad you asked. My point is that I’m going to be redesigning this site once again. Why? To accommodate my venture into an honest entrepreneurial effort. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome me into the ranks of marketers flying by the seat of their pants in an effort to help others grow their business. I can only pray I make the rest of y’all proud.

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