Everything IS Possible

Do you have an idea for a product, a service, a small business, a non-profit?

I say run with it.

If you’ve found your way to this particular article on this particular website; I’d say it’s a little bit of the universe telling you that yes, you are on to something and go ahead and start taking the steps to make it a reality.

If someone tells you it’s impossible, please remember these words:

These words might seem cliche. They are after all just a line of text from a Disney film designed quite carefully to be a financial success. A film that is not necessarily a great work of classic filmmaking – although it remains to be seen how this film withstands the test of time. I know someone who worked on the film and regard her work to be among the best, so I give the film the benefit of the doubt.

But still – while the words could seem cliche – I happen to find them to be spot-on correct with regard to success in small business.

Success IS possible. Absolutely possible.

How do I know that to be true? Because it happens every day. Absolutely every business you shop at and every non-profit you interact with began as an idea in someone’s mind.

The difference between your idea and what you see in those businesses and non-profits is mostly time and hard work.

Considering that success is definitely possible, what will it take to turn your idea into a reality?

It will take hard work.

It will take time.

It will take development of your skills, your experiences, your expertise, your team, your abilities and your capacity. Which looks overwhelming all squished into a sentence like that, but in reality ALL of these things will come steadily as you work on your idea.

It won’t happen overnight. But as long as you don’t give up it will happen.

That’s one of the big things I’ve learned during thirty years of watching people follow their dreams.

That overnight success is hardly ever overnight. In fact, it probably never happens overnight.

“Overnight success” is the culmination of many years of work and holding onto an idea.⁠

Remember this:

Your ideas can only come from YOU. YOUR ideas will change the world for someone.

So run with those ideas, no matter how impossible they may seem.

Run with those ideas even though people tell you that your idea is not possible.

Keep thinking this phrase:

Everything is possible, EVEN the impossible.⁠

Cheers :)!

Sarah

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“It doesn’t have to be perfect, it just has to start.”⁠

⁠Are you feeling a little stuck with you business? That is totally and completely normal! Even under the most regular of circumstances. Now consider that we are a world of people navigating new, uncharted and often-scary waters, it’s very common to not be sure what to do!⁠

SARAH – ADD CONTENT ABOUT AVOIDING THE NEED FOR PERFECTION. ABOUT HOW WE DON’T SEE THE PROCESS BEHIND THE FINISHED PRODUCT

⁠I know I’ve had wildly vacillating emotions these last few weeks. It makes it very challenging to focus and take action.⁠

This too will pass. Hopefully we will all buckle down and stay away from each other so that the virus spread can stop.⁠

In the meantime, while you are staying at home, this might be a great time to work on your content marketing. Have you been wanting to start a blog? Post more regularly on social media? Set up a drip campaign for your email? Take this time to start creating content and putting it out there. And please take Angelia Trinidad’s advice to heart as you work – “It doesn’t have to be perfect, it just has to start.”

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#discovertheprocess

#practicemakesprogress

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“The biggest discoveries start with the smallest steps.”⁠- Mo Willems⁠⁠

This quote is a little reminder for you, for me, for all of us. ⁠⁠

Everything big started from nothing. From scratch. From a dream.

Whatever it is today … it started small.⁠⁠

What are your dreams? Don’t let anything chase them away!⁠⁠

Sometimes things get busy and I get off track from achieving my dreams. In the past it would stop me cold. I would think, “I won’t ever be able to realize that dream. Nothing’s ever going to come of it. I can’t figure it out.” But not now. Now, I just pick up where I left off and keep going.⁠⁠

Please do the same. Your dreams matter! That idea of yours is amazing! ⁠⁠

If you’ve gotten off track don’t worry about it. Don’t give it another thought.

All you have to do is pick up where you left off and take the next step! ⁠⁠

This quote is from a book called:⁠

The Story of Diva and Flea
As told and shown by Mo Willems and Tony DiTerlizzi⁠
Published in 2015 by Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group⁠⁠

It’s a bit of light reading that will lift your spirits and cheer your heart. The hardback version is gorgeous to hold and read (worth the extra $$ IMHO). It’s the story of a small, yet brand dog – Diva – and an adventurous cat – Flea – who become unlikely friends. Set in Paris.

⁠ Sarah Galbraith Laucks

⁠⁠#quotesascontent

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