Way back in the 1600s, the phrase “The early bird catches the worm” was published in a book of proverbs. When I was very young, I thought it meant you should go to work early, or get somewhere before everyone else. But I’ve since learned that the correct interpretation of the phrase is a little broader, and it’s especially applicable to entrepreneur opportunity.
Good ideas are a funny thing. The same good idea tends to come to many people at the same time. I’ve been involved in several things like that. I once worked for months on a project that was delayed for just a few weeks. By the time I could resume the project, someone else had already released the idea. Obviously, they’d had the idea about the same time I did. We both acted fast, but he didn’t delay. Sometimes it doesn’t take much to lose the game. Or, to win.
A good idea seems to float in time until someone takes it and runs with it. And that’s where the early bird comes in. The early bird is the one who runs with an entrepreneur opportunity now. The procrastinator doesn’t get the worm.
Got a good idea? You can’t achieve success sitting on it. Move on it!
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Absolutely! Sometimes, though, you may feel like you’re TOO early. Several years ago I had a great idea–and no one else was doing it. I started a company and spent years throwing in money into it and trying to get it off the ground. Finally, I gave up and closed up shop. Just a few years later other companies started up doing the same thing, and now they are a huge success! If only I had stayed on…I would have recouped my investment AND been the forerunner in an industry that is exploding.
So yes, don’t procrastinate and STAY THE COURSE.
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