Sell The Tickets Before You Create The Show
December 21, 2009 Career Change, CVs/Resumes TrackBack URL“If you want the energy to create the show, sell the tickets first”
- Dan Sullivan
Want to get that CV or resume updated?
- Call a recruiter or contact and tell them they’ll have it within 24 hours. And then update it
Want to apply for a new internal role?
- Speak informally to the line manager and tell them they’ll have your application by the end of the week. Then work on the application.
Want to deliver a talk or workshop?
- Book the talk, agree the date, agree some broad objectives. Then create the content.
Want to write a guest article?
- Agree to write the article by a certain date. Then write the article afterwards.
Beating The Proscrastination
Whenever I find myself procrastinating, I go back and read Dan Sullivan’s quote and start ‘selling the tickets first.’
It immediately creates an energy, focus and a ‘reason to get it done” For me, the pain of NOT having a talk, article or product ready in time is much bigger than the pain of getting it done.
How about you….? Are you caught up in the world of ‘perfection paralysis’? If so, go out and ‘sell some tickets’ – it will force you to do the thing that you’ve been putting off.
You’ll also avoid wasting time - after all, if you can’t sell the tickets – what’s the point of creating a show?
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