I think you are missing an important point. You aren't too smart for your own good, you are tuning into your entrepreneur skills. To implement them takes a lot of effort and therefore don't stop thinking. Slow down and take a breather and organize your thoughts. Make a step by step plan and write it down. Do this to the first idea that comes to your head. A lot of history's big inventors and creators lived like this. Spontaneous ideas that they quickly jotted down and worked with it later. Whatever you do every new idea when archived will stand out and later on you could try it so it doesn't get lost if you write it down. Try it and you will see that it is easy and fun and then start focusing on which ever you choose.

@phoenix44, I've fallen into the same trap as you many times. I have a lot of great ideas, but I either simply fail to implement them, or sometimes lack the skills to do so. In the case of the former, I do this because I want to implement these ideas exactly as I picture them, i.e. they have to come out perfect. In the chase for perfection, I'll hit a roadblock and scrap or put the project aside, only to see a similar yet less "perfect" version put on the market by someone else. I lose out because I have a hard time telling myself to stop and say what I have is "good enough." Good enough is, well, good enough for most customers. I'm trying to get in the habit of taking a step back from a project or idea and determining if I've reached that point. As for the ideas where I lack the skill, my only limiting factor is money - if I had a bit to devote, I'd outsource the portions that can't do. Until that time, I'm teaching myself those skills that I lack; this delays things a bit, but I learn some valuable things that I can offer as services to others, and gives me more ideas of what I can do in the future.

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This is what I am trying to get away form. I think too much time spent in the forum can also cause this.

This is a great reminder! You know what else causes this? It's trying to cover too much ground. I used to start a new thing and go off into tangents and kind of get lost. If you just pick one really good benefit and stay focused on that, you'll end up with a better product that customers love - AND you'll have more ideas for other products because you didn't give it all in one massive uber-product.

John

You are right on here. I am the SMARTEST guy I know

That is the EXACT reason i outsource. I overthink... so by handing it off to someobody else the moment I get the idea, stuff actually gets done.



Thanks for the post

There are people who say to themselves " I can do this" but the problem is that their mind starts playing games with them.

The "What ifs" starts to work....

The best thing to do is to to get the ball rolling. Do something, even if it seems like small steps forward.

Tal

Maybe people experience the same end result but for different reasons. I'm
not sure I would say it's due to being too smart, even though that may seem
to be the case.

Excessive perfectionism can cause your symptoms. I have always been like
that, and it can definitely work against you if you're not aware of it.

Still, though, going deeper, there are reasons for being a perfectionist. I really
think it has to do with more unpleasant qualities like being too worried about
making a mistake or receiving criticism. So a person tries to cover all the bases.

For me, the most important lesson I've learned about business is the importance
of knowing myself and the nasty little tricks my mind plays on me.


Ken

I am usually guilty of the same thing myself as well. Thanks for the timely reminder!

Ha. Try being an affiliate manager for a giant guru and you get sent tons of software and programs. AND it's your job to review them!! talk about a head spinning experience. My mind never stops!! It's fun and you learn tons, but man, it's so easy to just read and not take action.