ANCHOR
Version 2.0 can't move in until Version 1.0 moves out.
WALL
Most people never ship Version 1.0. They polish it, tweak it, and hold it close, waiting until it feels ready. But ready never comes. We're not just protecting the work. We're protecting who we were when we made it. So Version 2.0 never gets built, because there's nothing to build on.
SNAP
Then I realized Version 1.0 isn't the thing. It's the lesson. You can't learn what Version 2.0 should be until Version 1.0 is out in the world, doing its clumsy, imperfect job. Letting go isn't quitting. It's making room. Release the old version of the work, and the old version of yourself goes with it.
NEXTSTEP
Pick one thing you've been holding back: the draft, the video, the idea. Ship the rough version today. Not the perfect one, the real one. Version 2.0 is waiting on the other side.
What's the nextstep? Next.
This is the Nextstep Method: Anchor, Wall, Snap, Nextstep. For more, follow Nextstep Notes every Thursday.
Kindness is cool, smiles are free.
Russ Johns