Overplanning and overdesigning is often just overthinking—or just plain old procrastination. When it comes to ideas, it’s more efficient to test ten bad ones than spend days trying to come up with something perfect.

Have a good idea? Share it. Secrecy is over-rated. I learned long ago that the more people I tell my idea to, the more I receive good feedback & the more I learned about previous failed efforts. Telling people helps me refine my idea & usually makes people want to join the party.

Have confidence in yourself. There IS a solution, but you may not see it right away. Sometimes you have to put the puzzle down for a minute, or an hour, or a few months. But eventually you’ll see the answer — and everyone will wonder why they didn’t think of it!⠀

Failure isn’t something to be glorified, nor should it be feared. It’s an essential part of starting something that hasn’t been done before. If you’re going to try something new, by the very definition of it, you have to be prepared for your idea not to work. #thatwillneverwork