How to avoid the road blocks and limiting beliefs that pop up while building in public 🚧

The path of building in public is not without it’s obstacles and limiting beliefs.

I’ve had a fair share of struggles and road blocks where I almost quit but thankfully I didn’t. I have been heavily tested but I somehow persevered and over time these things affect me less now.

Here are the most common roadblocks you might face as a founder and how to overcome those (based on my experience):

Giving up too soon
The biggest hurdle you’ll face in your BIP journey is your inner voice telling you that this is pointless. Especially if you don’t see quick results/outcomes. But you’re not alone.

It took me 2 years to feel confident about my path. Not 2 years of passive participation but publishing tweets & engaging with others day in and day out. I went from 414 to 3,000 followers in a painfully slow timeframe of 24 months. I almost gave up many times.

Then I hit a critical inflection point right around 3k followers and from there it’s been a smoother ride. Now in Jan 2023, I am at 40.4k followers. I have been growing steadily the last few months but more importantly I stopped worrying about follower growth alone. I focus on how BIP is helping me in intangible ways.

How to overcome this:

Stop looking at the metrics to determine if you want to continue or not

Be extremely patient

Focus on your intrinsic motivation “are you learning and growing?” “Are you having fun sharing your ideas and expressing yourself?” “is the act of documenting and reflecting in public helping you therapeutically?”

Focus on your intangible wins that BIP brings to you like:

More serendipity with the right like-minded people

More lucky intros and connections

More customers discovering about your company

More community engagement with you

More credibility for you in your niche as a strong voice

Your value prop, the positioning and the narrative of your vision gets clearer over time

Read the full article on my newsletter: https://kp.substack.com/p/how-to-avoid-the-road-blocks-and

LMK if you have any questions/comments, thank you :)