The ever-evolving process of starting a personal project.

I've always wanted to come up with a platform for connection, to share the stories and knowledge I've gathered from so many over the years with more people.

The idea I had initially was to start a podcast haha. That had always been the goal, and yet something always delayed that: lack of infrastructure, equipment, start-up costs, time.

Last year I took a shot at the business plan, pitching it to mentors I respect and admire and all the small details that needed to be reworked started to show itself. It kind of made me finally look at why I was being so lazy with this even if I'd told myself I really wanted to do it.

Starting a project, something that aims to be bigger than its genesis, is always a marathon process. Across the years I cannot actually sit down and tell you how my project has changed so much or in what ways. I honestly cannot recall the initial idea even or when I thought of it first 😅.

But now, I've landed on an idea that's more concrete, more viable with the resources I have, more efficient and tailored to the audience I want to speak to. Arriving at this point is an achievement in itself. Years of changing ideas, trial and errors, and more.

Yet, the actual work only just starts, I'm learning. Now that the project is clear, it is easier to get going. I've made more progress in a few short months on the actual building of the project than I have ever before.

But while the next steps have become clearer, I'm also finding new and better features to keep adding. I'm thinking about revenue streams, diversifying the content for various objectives, gathering support.

At the end of all this I think the most important takeaway for me is that the project doesn't ever stop evolving. Not at any stage. Most importantly, the more people that I workshop this with, the better it gets.

Building something in a vacuum maybe works out for some people, but for me I need the feedback. The shared suggestions, the implementation of different methods, the other perspectives my peers offer - all of it has benefitted me in some way.

Now, I'm finally confident in myself and the project. It's nowhere near done. Not yet. But it is ready to be shared so that I can find a team of people to help me with this.

Because yeah, as much as I can possibly do it all on my own. I don't want to. Because there are people with more expertise in certain areas who can do things faster than me. There are people who could make it more unique, enhance it, if I worked with them.

Essentially, why do it on my own when I can leverage the skills of these amazing peers of mine to build a shared project, we all believe in yeah? 😊