Do.

Use what you know.

Move. Don’t wait till you know it all. Or know it perfectly.

The beauty and size of a mountain can be inspiring but it can also be paralyzing. I often discuss a riddle with my children that involves five frogs, perhaps you are familiar with it? Five frogs on a log decide to jump, how many frogs are left? The answer is five, of course, because deciding to do something is not the same as doing it. The trick is that instead of focusing on what you don’t know, focus on using what you do know.

Listen, we all have limitations to work within so do take the time to apply parameters of time, cost, scope & quality. Do take time to determine specific deliverables at the end of the project. Do use all of this when create a plan (see the Dream phase). But the time comes to get it done, test the plan, and test you.

The truth is discipline like this provides the rails for the train of creativity to run its fastest, farthest and most free. Anyone who preaches otherwise is advocating ambiguity and while it cannot always be avoided, in my experience, ambiguity is not a gift.

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for dreaming…

Eisenhower said “In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.” Meaning life operates on change but planning well means you are prepared to decide effectively in the midst of the changes.

You have a plan and a deliverable, now move towards it and keep score of your progress