I'm actively building products and community since 2018 and wanted to share what I learned so far with all of you. Here are some lessons which I think will help you in your journey:
1/ Identity and intention:
Change your identity and lead that belief with action by putting it into work. Connect with your intention when you are lost. The universe will help you when you help yourself first.
2/ Do micro/non-judgmental actions:
Spend little time on thinking and more time on doing. Ship products without judgment. Everything counts at the end. You learn more when you experiment more.
3/ Always give, give, give:
Create products or newsletters that brings value to others. Quality content with consistency always wins. Make it more about them and less about you. Share your experience by sharing your lessons. People resonate with you in one or the other way.
4/ Be consistent:
Show up with a learning mindset. You donβt have to be original but you have to be relevant and consistent. Your goal is to be better by 1% every single day.
5/ Have extreme fun:
Above all, you need to find what you love or else you will give up. Always solve your problems and look forward to work on things you love. Have extreme fun while doing all the above. It should feel like play not like work.
If you are like me who enjoy building products and community I would love to learn your lessons ππ½
For others, hope this helps you with your maker journey. Share this with a friend or someone who needs to see this!
Thanks for reading ππ½
Thanks for the motivating and useful thoughts!
Do you any advice on "[spending] little time on thinking and more time on doing" causing you to over commitment and lack focus? I tend to overthink because I'll easily start too many projects and conversations if I don't think about my actions.
It is easy to get into a trap of overthinking and not doing anything, at the same time it is also easy to do a lot things all at once without direction.
My point is to not make it perfect to ship instead, iterate and learn on the go. Also focus on one project at a time. You need to fully present in the moment with the work you love to do.