You don't need a perfect plan. You need just enough guts to start, enough self-awareness to aim where you're built to win, and enough stubbornness to stay in the fight long enough for luck to notice you. Mix that with hard work and you've got the whole formula.
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Most guys never start because they're waiting for the perfect plan. The right strategy. The ideal moment. The foolproof approach. But here's the truth: perfect plans don't exist. And while you're waiting for one, guys with half your talent and none of your preparation are building things that actually matter. Because they figured out the real formula. And it's simpler than you think.
You don't need a perfect plan. You need just enough guts to start. Not recklessness. Not blind optimism. Just the willingness to step into uncertainty and figure it out as you go. Because the thing about plans is they never survive contact with reality anyway. You can't predict what'll work until you try it. And you can't try it if you're still perfecting the blueprint. So start messy. Start scared. Just start.
You need enough self-awareness to aim where you're built to win. Not where someone else won. Not where the money is. Where you actually have an advantage. Maybe it's a skill you've been building for years. Maybe it's a perspective nobody else has. Maybe it's just stubbornness in an area where most people quit. Figure out where your strengths line up with what the world needs. Then aim there. Because trying to win in someone else's lane is how you burn a decade going nowhere.
And you need enough stubbornness to stay in the fight long enough for luck to notice you. Luck isn't random. It's what happens when preparation meets persistence. The guys who make it aren't the smartest. They're the ones who refused to quit. They showed up. They adjusted. They kept going when everyone else walked away. And eventually, the breaks came. Not because they were special. Because they were still there when the opportunity showed up.
Mix guts, self-awareness, stubbornness, and hard work. That's the formula. Not flashy. Not complicated. Just real. And it works better than perfect ever will. So stop waiting for the right plan. You've got everything you need. Now go build something.