Why is hard when anybody can do it

Anybody can setup a blog and be publisher; anybody can upload videos to Youtube and have a TV channel; any body can create music and distribute it to the whole world, but being “that easy” is what makes it hard. Easy to do, equals low barriers of entry, with that comes low barriers of exit. As a result:  easy we start and as easy we drop-out.

For some reason things that are not challenging are seen as easy, which is not all true because not everybody can keep a blog, TV Channel, or whatever non challenging hobby we are into. A lot of people, entities and companies compete for our attention, becoming a distraction and making it difficult to constantly doing something for “love of the game”. Not everybody is that resistant, to be persistent, give it all. We may start with high energy and hopes, but rapidly deflating. Then we try to inflate some more, however a hole that we don’t seem to find, keeps us semi inflated. At the end we just give up and tell ourselves that it at least we tried, so we can sleep better at night. It takes a lot of passion and determination to be an Amateur; to do it for pleasure of just doing it.

Sure we can start a blog easily, however if you don’t post constantly, you don’t have a blog. Anybody can post a video on the Internet, but not everybody can make a TV channel out of it. You see, when people say its not challenging or not easy, they are referring to the implementation part. What is really really tough is actually is constant execution.

So for the next “easy project” remember:

“Less is more.. and is better with a KISS”: starting with something simple and not complex will permit it grow in us and develop that passion we need to keep it up.

“Talk is cheap”: when somebody tells us “anybody can do it”, lets ignore them. But if for some reason we can’t, lets ask them if they have jobbies or do something for the “love of the game”, or even better, to “show what they have done”. Generally, talking has the lowest barrier of entry, which makes it even easier to shut them up with our actions. Feeding on cheep talk sometimes is good to fuel your passion, however watch out for the indigestion and don’ abuse. By the way if the show you something, they maybe had earn it, therefore look and the next one…

“Arrogance is earn”: Once we had actually done something, for respectful period of time: we had earned it and take care of any bashers, critics and cynics. In the meantime save the energy for productive stuff i.e. like building our passion.