My natural tendency is to be a jack-of-all-trades. Because I can do certain things, I often convince myself I should. I’m starting to see, now, how that’s detrimental to my goals.
This shows up in tech stuff. Yes, I can do most tech stuff if I put my mind to it. I can create web sites. I can write programs and manage databases. But…
That’s really not the best use of my time.
I grew up at the end of the baby-boom. My parents lived through the great depression. I’m sure that I picked up attitudes from them. And that had an impact on the way I view things. My Dad could do most anything. And, since we didn’t have any money to throw around, he pretty much did everything that needed doing. Plumbing repairs, electrical wiring, really anything around the house. That’s what I saw as a kid.
I guess that instilled in me a certain, shall we say, frugality when it comes to getting things done. My first tendency is to save the money and figure out how to do it myself.
And that’s OK for creating prototypes. There’s no need to throw money at something that’s probably far less than optimal. But that shouldn’t be my roll-out plan. Once the prototype makes sense, there needs to be a business model that creates cash flow. Then I need to hire someone who can get things done quickly, rather than waiting for me to save a few dollars and do it myself.
I’m slowly learning. From experience. And experiential learning is more deeply embedded. I think.
