Day 11 - Making dent in the Universe

Making a dent in the universe.
I was anxious thinking on how to do it. Im thinking I need to do great things that nobody has done before or I need to be famous and have lots of money or anything that is huge to the eye of the public, all this crazy thoughts poping out in my mind.

Then I ask this question to myself , how can I do that?

One author said it doesn’t mean you need to make huge effort. It’s just that your efforts need to feel valuable. In business you want your customers to say, “This makes my life better.”
You want to feel that if you stopped doing what you do, people would notice.

So it doesn’t mean you need to have it huge, its only takes you an idea that is valuable and can help others.
It only takes you a little more squeezing on your brain juices for ideas.

And right now I’m already excited, on our project this may not sound huge but I know this will make a dent in the universe. And I always believe everyone of us can make a difference.

And I believe in myself.
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Day 10 Good enough is fine.

Is this statement agreeable to you?
I really don’t conform to this statement I always want to have the best.
I always want the aahs and oohs to my work. However I realize the more I want to perfect things the more I stretch on time. The result is late and time wasted.

I will site a good example. I’m a designer by profession during my wedding lots of my friend offer a free video coverage and photography, which I’m lucky enough to have them.
But I told them I want all raw files don’t make any post editing on it, cause in my mind as a designer I want the best so I want to do it myself. (acting like a hero)

Then days come the files are already in my hand. My wife was excited and me too im very excited to have a personal touch on it.

Day 1 gather all images conceptualize and start layouting.
Day 2 still working on the layout,
Day 3 oops! Seems I don’t like the direction on my concept I want more cutting edge.
Day 4 redo my concepts.
Day 5 thinking how to have a cool and amazing concept just for experiment.
Day 6 since I want to have a very cool and perfect design I stop, and you know what,, Day 7 and counting I study and keep looking for more resources and other inspiration to finish my work.

Until such time every page I made spend me lots of hours even days in order to perfect it. And until today im still working on it. But the good thing is I learned from it.

Then this statement Good enough is fine made me nod hmmm its good.
From the book Rework they said, “Problems can usually be solved with simple, mundane solutions. That means there’s no glamorous work. You don’t get to show off your amazing skills. You just build something that gets the job done and then move on. This approach may not earn you ohhs and aahs, but it lets you get on with it.”

See when good enough gets the job done, go for it. I’ts way better than wasting resources or, even worse, doing nothing because you cant afford the complex solution. And remember, you can usually turn good enough into great later.

God Bless…

Day 9 - My little Cainomhe

Last July 1, 2010 my baby girl was born. It was by far the most amazing and happiest thing that’s ever happened to me. I’ve been able to do some cool things in my life and have some cool stuff but the first time I heard her cry and saw her smile by far the coolest thing that’s ever happened to me.

My wife and I are very blessed. Everything is going great.

When I’m in the office I’m always looking forward to get home and spend time with her.
This really amaze me, how can something so small create your heart to feel so much love.

We’re very, very, very proud of everything that’s going on and I’m looking forward to this part of my life.