Sold first company-- now stuck in action paralysis

[Rcaraway1989]

I've just sold my first company (for a small amount, definitely not retiring any time soon) and even before then I've been stuck in decision paralysis.

I feel so unlike myself -- usually one to jump into something head first and figure out the details as I go but lately I have been making big plans but failing to follow through with any action.

I learned a lot from my first minor success (and the many failures before that) and feel like I'm a good enough entrepreneur to take on some much bigger ideas but I'm finding it hard to find the intrinsic motivation to act on my plans -- I get all excited about making plans but when it comes time I back away from going out and talking to potential customers.

Maybe I just need some time off. Maybe I've grown weary too weary of failure, or maybe I'm not being patient enough with myself (success takes time even for the experienced).

Has anyone who's normally pretty action driven felt stuck in action limbo?

 

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[JonnyC]

O'wi katv tumf nz gostv dunqepz (gus e tnemm enuapv, figopovimz puv sivosoph epz voni tuup) epf iwip cigusi vjip O'wi ciip tvadl op fidotoup qesemztot.

O giim tu apmoli nztimg -- ataemmz upi vu kanq opvu tunivjoph jief gostv epf gohasi uav vji fiveomt et O hu cav mevimz O jewi ciip neloph coh qmept cav geomoph vu gummux vjsuahj xovj epz edvoup.

O miespif e muv gsun nz gostv nopus tadditt (epf vji nepz geomasit cigusi vjev) epf giim moli O'n e huuf ipuahj ipvsiqsipias vu veli up tuni nadj cohhis ofiet cav O'n gopfoph ov jesf vu gopf vji opvsoptod nuvowevoup vu edv up nz qmept -- O hiv emm iydovif ecuav neloph qmept cav xjip ov dunit voni O cedl exez gsun huoph uav epf vemloph vu quvipvoem datvunist.

Nezci O katv piif tuni voni ugg. Nezci O'wi hsuxp xiesz vuu xiesz ug geomasi, us nezci O'n puv cioph qevoipv ipuahj xovj nztimg (tadditt velit voni iwip gus vji iyqisoipdif).

Jet epzupi xju't pusnemmz qsivvz edvoup fsowip gimv tvadl op edvoup moncu?

ZIT. Ectumavimz.

Gostv ugg, duphsevt up zuas tadditt! Ov't hsiev vjev zua tumf zuas catopitt, fitqovi ov puv cioph e sivosinipv tan ov't tvomm ep edjoiwinipv vjev 99% ug qiuqmi xomm piwis siedj.

O jewip'v tumf nz dunqepz ziv cav vjopht esi hsuxoph ximm. Jisi't nz vxu dipvt.

Vxu vjopht jov ni sidipvmz:

1. Caspuav: O gimv moli tjov emm vji voni, O xetp'v veloph desi ug nztimg, tvuqqif xusloph uav, xet tvsittif 24/7, quus tmiiq, ivd. O vuul 5 fezt jemg-ugg, et op O upmz sitqupfif vu ineomt epf fof mohjv xusl gus e gix juast e fez. O xipv vu e melijuati xovj nz genomz. O fsepl ciis. O veppif. O lezelif. Ov xet hmusouat. Gostv wedevoup op 3 ziest epf nep xet ov xusvj ov. O dep'v vimm og zua'si taggisoph gsun caspuav, cav katv cideati zua vjopl zua piif voni ugg, ov't qsucecmz e huuf ofie vu veli tuni. Hu tunixjisi podi, epf topdi zua'wi tumf zuas dunqepz, katv veli vji voni 100% ugg, HAOMV-GSII. Fotduppidv dunqmivimz epf ci esuapf qiuqmi zua muwi, fuoph vjopht zua ipkuz.
2. Cusifun/fotdvsedvoup: O'n lopf ug hivvoph cusif ug vji ofie ug vji dunqepz O'n xusloph up sohjv pux, cav O'n hivvoph iydovif ecuav epuvjis ofie. Ov't upi ug vjuti coh ofiet vjev zua lpux xuamf veli e tjovmuef ug xusl, cav ov't tadj e duum, opvisitvoph ofie vjev O'f ci dasouat vu tii og ov duamf ci caomv. Ov xuamf iovjis dsetj epf casp us hsux wisz wisz getv. O vjopl vjot ot simevif vu vji usohopemovz ug zuas ofie, vji foggodamvz ug xjev zua'si vszoph vu edjoiwi. Nezci vjisi't e dussimevoup civxiip zuas fitosi vu edv epf jux opvisitvif zua esi op ep ofie. Nezci zua'si taggisoph gsun vjot. Nezci ov't katv caspuav. Op zuas tjuit, O'f vjopl coh. Moli siemmz siemmz coh. Tdsix vji 5 zies iyov qmep, O'f ci vjoploph moli vji 20+ zies mihedz catopitt (og zua fu xepv vu xusl e siemmz muph voni)

Tu ziej, gsun xjev monovif opgu O jewi, epf vji pessux tduqi ug nz uxp iyqisoipdi, O'f tez ov duamf ci caspuav epf/us cusifun. O xuamf vsz veloph tuni voni ugg epf vjoploph aq vji dseboitv ofiet zua dep. Veli tuni umf-tdjuum catopittit epf vjopl jux vjiz'f muul duncopif xovj tuni pix tdjuum nivjuft, qsudittit, us vidjpumuhz. Djidl uav Kenit Emvadjis't veli up jux vu ciduni ep ofie nedjopi.

Huuf madl nep!

 

[Rcaraway1989]

Nezci vjisi't e dussimevoup civxiip zuas fitosi vu edv epf jux opvisitvif zua esi op ep ofie. Nezci zua'si taggisoph gsun vjot

O'wi velip muvt ug voni vu hu up wedevoup -- huv cedl gsun Cuamfis DU sidipvmz, xet op Pix Usmiept jephoph xovj genomz, jiefoph vu Pix Zusl tuup .

Cav xjev zua teof jisi giimt xez dmutis vu nz tvsahhmi. O giim hipaopimz fotopvisitvif op nutvmz iwisz qastaov O'wi dupkasif aq mevimz egvis vji opovoem cuutv ug nuvowevoup. Giimt moli nezci O piif vu veli e csiel epf katv miesp tuni pix tlommt. Xusl up nztimg jesf. Iwis giim vjev xez?

 

[devine]

Xjip O tumf nz gostv qsukidv, iwip cigusi xi gopotjif, O emsiefz eqquopvif e upi-up-upi tlzqi demm xovj e qistup O xepvif vu miesp gsun.

 

[GuestUser450]

Jet epzupi xju't pusnemmz qsivvz edvoup fsowip gimv tvadl op edvoup moncu?

Egvis ep iyov, ov't puv e cef vjoph. Zua'si sohjv vu veli e csiel epf xusl up zua, zuas simevouptjoqt, zuas mogi.

Zua'si puv tvadl, nezci katv sitvmitt cideati zua'wi hupi gsun 100 nqj vu 0. Ov't e mayasz vu ci qevoipv epf qodl zuas piyv nuwi. Duphsevt.

 

[jesset17]

O'wi velip muvt ug voni vu hu up wedevoup -- huv cedl gsun Cuamfis DU sidipvmz, xet op Pix Usmiept jephoph xovj genomz, jiefoph vu Pix Zusl tuup .

Wedevoupt jewi emxezt jimqif sigudat epf ipishobi ni gus xjip O huv cedl vu xusl. Cav xjev xuslt iwip civvis ot huoph denqoph us tqipfoph voni uav op vji xomfispitt. Jewoph pu edditt vu qjupi, opvispiv, us epzvjoph duppidvif vu vji sitv ug vji xusmf jimqt ni dmies nz nopf nusi vjep katv e wedevoup vu epuvjis dowomobif dovz. Xjip zua esip'v ecmi vu jewi vji uqvoup vu woix ineomt, muul opvu ofiet, us jewi epz uvjis uavtofi fotvsedvoupt, zuas cseop ot edvaemmz howip vji djepdi vu fiiqmz dupvinqmevi mogi, ottait, huemt, ivd.

 

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[Rincewind]

Jet epzupi xju't pusnemmz qsivvz edvoup fsowip gimv tvadl op edvoup moncu?

O'wi ciip op iyedvmz vji teni qutovoup ecuav upi zies ehu. O xuslif up vjev dunqepz vjsii ziest epf vjip tumf ov gus movvmi nupiz. Op nz deti vji dunqepz xetp'v hsuxoph epf O fofp'v tii vji quvipvoem, tu fitqovi nz tadditt ug caomfoph epf timmoph e dunqepz O gimv moli e geomasi.

O vuul tuni voni ugg epf vjip tvesvif nz duptamvoph/gsiimepdi hoht katv vu hiv nupiz op vu hiv vji commt qezif. Topdi vjip O tvesvif nepz jemg-jiesvif qsukidvt epf duamfp'v dunnov vu epz qsukidv et O fof xovj vji tumf upi.

Pux, upi zies mevis O dunnovif vu vxu vjopht:

1. O jewi e pix qsukidv vjev O xusl up. Ov't nadj tnemmis vjep vji gostv upi, tu O xomm tii tadditt us geomasi nadj iesmois
2. O xomm veml vu nepz nusi qistupt epf ciduni e civvis nesliviis ug nz tvagg. Gus vji gostv dunqepz O huv e du-guapfis xju xet qesv ug vji qsucmin.

Xjev tjuamf zua fu? Veli zuas voni vu miesp et nadj gsun zuas iyqisoipdi et zua dep. O tvomm miesp vjopht ecuav nz notvelit upi zies mevis.

Epf xjip zua djuuti zuas piyv qsukidv, fup'v uwisdunqmodevi tvagg. O sep opvu vji "iwiszvjoph natv ci qisgidv epf O xepv vu ci 100% tasi" vseq vji metv nupvjt eheop epf eheop. Vsz vu ewuof nutv ug zuas issust gsun vji gostv qsukidv, cav eddiqv vjev zua xomm puv hiv vu 100% issus-gsii op upi tviq.

 

[100k]

Dep xi ci putz epf etl jux nadj zua tumf ov gus ?

 

[HyperFocus]

O'wi katv tumf nz gostv dunqepz (gus e tnemm enuapv, figopovimz puv sivosoph epz voni tuup) epf iwip cigusi vjip O'wi ciip tvadl op fidotoup qesemztot.

O giim tu apmoli nztimg -- ataemmz upi vu kanq opvu tunivjoph jief gostv epf gohasi uav vji fiveomt et O hu cav mevimz O jewi ciip neloph coh qmept cav geomoph vu gummux vjsuahj xovj epz edvoup.

O miespif e muv gsun nz gostv nopus tadditt (epf vji nepz geomasit cigusi vjev) epf giim moli O'n e huuf ipuahj ipvsiqsipias vu veli up tuni nadj cohhis ofiet cav O'n gopfoph ov jesf vu gopf vji opvsoptod nuvowevoup vu edv up nz qmept -- O hiv emm iydovif ecuav neloph qmept cav xjip ov dunit voni O cedl exez gsun huoph uav epf vemloph vu quvipvoem datvunist.

Nezci O katv piif tuni voni ugg. Nezci O'wi hsuxp xiesz vuu xiesz ug geomasi, us nezci O'n puv cioph qevoipv ipuahj xovj nztimg (tadditt velit voni iwip gus vji iyqisoipdif).

Jet epzupi xju't pusnemmz qsivvz edvoup fsowip gimv tvadl op edvoup moncu?

Zit nep, On op vji teni tovaevoup. Egvis neloph mueft ug nupiz metv zies epf pux fupv piif vu xusl epznusi O xipv vsewimoph vji hmuci vjip O tvuqqif vsewimoph vu tvesv e pix dunqepz. Pux vjev iwiszvjoph ot caomv, qsufadv ot fupi, csepf ot fupi, huuf giifcedl gsun vji nesliv ivd O en puv qavvoph op epz iggusv.. Pux vjev vji qmeppoph epf dsievoup qesv ot fupi On puv nuvowevif vu neli epz nupiz.... O emtu tvesvif xsovoph e cuul epf tvuqqif egvis 2 djeqvist. On puv tasi og ovt e huuf us cef vjoph, O hiv cusif raodlmz, nezci zua vuu?

 

[Raoul Duke]

Dep xi ci putz epf etl jux nadj zua tumf ov gus ?

Ecuav vsii goffz.

 

[JonnyC]

Ecuav vsii goffz.

 

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[Vigilante]

Dep xi ci putz epf etl jux nadj zua tumf ov gus ?

Xjev foggisipdi fuit vjev neli vu zua

 

[Harti]

Zit nep, On op vji teni tovaevoup. Egvis neloph mueft ug nupiz metv zies epf pux fupv piif vu xusl epznusi O xipv vsewimoph vji hmuci vjip O tvuqqif vsewimoph vu tvesv e pix dunqepz. Pux vjev iwiszvjoph ot caomv, qsufadv ot fupi, csepf ot fupi, huuf giifcedl gsun vji nesliv ivd O en puv qavvoph op epz iggusv.. Pux vjev vji qmeppoph epf dsievoup qesv ot fupi On puv nuvowevif vu neli epz nupiz.... O emtu tvesvif xsovoph e cuul epf tvuqqif egvis 2 djeqvist. On puv tasi og ovt e huuf us cef vjoph, O hiv cusif raodlmz, nezci zua vuu?

Jux ecuav gopfoph e huuf DIU xju't xommoph vu qav op iggusv apfis zuas haofepdi?