Stop the Madness!
Written by Deb Dorchak - January 26, 2012 2 Comments
One of the pitfalls involved with being a creative entrepreneur is from time to time we create a project we can’t let go. Whether it’s a website, a book cover, a page of text, we are so attached to a concept we won’t scrap it to start over even if we know in our heart of hearts it’s not working.
So, we try to tweak it, bending it this way and that; adding words, taking others away; changing the colors (slightly) or re-arranging the same thing in tiny ways on the same page over and over. We can’t fully let it go because we LOVE IT SO MUCH! It’s the greatest thing EVER!
If only you could get it to work like you see it in your head.
Now you’re starting to get frustrated. The image is on it’s way to total mud, you’ve over-worked it so much, it barely resembles what you started with. That code just keeps running you around in circles and you’re farther away from getting that button to line up than you were two hours ago.
Stop. Just stop it right now.
When you get to the point of banging your head on the keyboard it’s time to stop and take a step back. Actually, it’s long past the time you should have done that, but better late than never.
How do I know this? I’ve been there.
At one point in my career I was told “You’re the designer, you figure it out.” You may not have been told this by an outsider about your respective work, but I’m sure you’ve said it in your head.
From that point on I had this rule I had to solve these technical problems myself.
Then, someone else came along and asked, “Why are you doing that? Look at you, you’ve got QWERTY stamped on your forehead…tsk, tsk. Stop beating yourself up, there’s no reason for that when you’ve got help right over here…”
Lo and behold, a bonafide Coder appeared and all was right with the world. I could do what I was good at and hand the non-genius work over to someone who did that kind of genius work every day.
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2 Outstanding Responses to "Stop the Madness!"
Jenny Heston on January 30, 2012 at 6:16 pm | Permalink
Lololol, I have done the banging my head on the keyboard a few times – with the why, or the @#$@%#%@# why isn’t it working. Thank you for the reminder. If it isn’t my forte, hand it off and get it done by someone who can and I can turn my energy to what I am good at. Great post.
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Deb Dorchak on January 30, 2012 at 7:15 pm | Permalink
Jenny, that was one of the hardest lessons for me to learn too. I still catch myself doing it from time to time, but now the little “Stop.” voice is much louder and speaks up way sooner.
Don’t you just love getting clear on your genius work?