Where Smart Handmade Shop Owners Get Stuck...
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- Опубліковано 12 жов 2020
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It’s something we all do really, it’s a form of procrastination - essentially. And often it happens not because you’re not smart enough and can’t figure out how to grow your handmade business, but actually, because you are smart and you’re spending too much time essentially learning how to do something instead of actually doing it.
It’s a trap, a pretty, fancy, reasonable looking trap but a trap nonetheless! We all need to get out of it, so let’s get into that.
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Is it something you're experiencing as well? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
Yes! Absolutely
So, so true. Long before the internet came around, my friends and I developed a term we still use to this day. “Sharpening pencils”. It has both a positive and negative connotation. If you’re going to create a masterpiece drawing, first you need to sharpen a pencil. It’s generally a good plan to sharpen a number of them, so while you’re in the throes of creative passion and you break a pencil, you don’t need to stop the flow to sharpen it - just grab another and keep going. However, it is sometimes all too easy to spend so much time sharpening pencils, and lining them up all neat and tidy and in order by length, and getting the lighting tweaked so it is just so, and stacking up more than enough paper, etc, etc; that you never actually begin to draw that masterpiece. The learning trap is a manifestation of sharpening pencils, and one I fall into all too often.
This is a great analogy, thank you for sharing!
I now realise that, this is exactly what I've been doing all along.
Consuming, consuming and consuming.
Time for to put in some actions.
Thank you. 🙏
"...and if it's because you're scared of actually doing the work and it not working -- it's a way of procrastinating, a way to hide behind "learning to avoid confronting your fears." I hate that I relate to this. I think I needed to hear this. Thanks for the video! Time to stop internalizing all this planning, take a deep breath and talk to a friend or someone so I feel more accountable to finally take steps forward with my business.
This was absolutely what I needed to hear today! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful, Monique!
I have come to realize of late that this is so me! I keep thinking I need to know more before I can succeed or do it right, I am subsconsciously procrastinating! Thanks for the eye opener, Deb! I appreciate your wisdom and you present in such a lovely way, so fun to learn from!
You are so welcome, Sherry! Thank you for watching! :-)
Thank you so much Deborah. 😁😁
I watched the video at the right time. I am developing crochet business and I already got two clients. I am keep doing it, because I love it 😍
And will take more action. I started August 2020.
You are brilliant coach
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Thank you for watching and all the best with your crochet business!
Always building ideas...Taking to long to produce them...Story of my life.And then to top it all off...Always getting swamped at the last minute BECAUSE I put things off.
Thank you for watching and commenting, Vickie! Now you know you're not alone in this and you can act on it :-)
The first 25 seconds of this video called me out on my mess & complimented me so I don't feel so bad about it 🤔 lol I'm officially a new subby plus I love that gorgeous hair 😍
Thank you so much! :-)
Thank you SO much. Something I really really needed to hear.
You are so welcome! Glad this was helpful 😄 - Lindsey @ Team Tizzit
This really hits home. Thank you for the wake up call!
I'm glad it's helpful, Vickie! You're not alone in this :-)
Thanks so much for this eye opening video Deborah ... it's a relief to know I'm not alone in doing this ... also mirrored in the comments before mine!! 😎 Just found your channel and am really appreciating your videos ... but not too much, I have work to do! 🙃
It hurts to hear, but it is true! The 'perpetual student' trap. Delivered in such a non-threatening way. your presentation style is lovely.
Thank you!
I confess! I am an information junkie!
I can be too! I think it's super common nowadays, the key is to realise and start ACTING! And you've done the first step! 👏
Wow! This was REALLY eye opening!
Glad to read it! :-)
Thank you Deborah for this. It is 100000% true. I'm right in the that state which you are describing. Constantly browsing, learning, watching videos and yes, you are true, maybe 10% of that I tried to implement. Meanwhile, I see similar ETSY shops growing with several thousands sales while I struggle to get first hundred.
Thanks for sharing!! You're not alone in this :-)
thank you for sharing
So glad I found you!
Thanks Elena, I am glad you are enjoying the videos!
So true. So many distractions and not enough application. Best to schedule our learning time as not to interfere with production of our Etsy items.
Thanks for the reminder❣️
You're welcome! All the best with your Etsy shop! :-)
This was so needed! thank you!
You're so welcome!
I'm so guilty of this 🙈 I've got so many courses, not even finished most of them let alone implemented them
You're not alone, Louise! :-)
It's true....I'm an information junky!😱😱
You're not alone! And now you know it you have the power to change it :-)
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