READY...FIRE....AIM!

I'll be straight out and say that I entirely disagree with this concept, especially coming from an engineering perspective. If we fire, then aim, we'll be rebuilding, which is extremely costly. The precise aiming and planning is required to get that hit on the first shot.

 

His message has been this for as long as he has been around. In fact, it is a refined version of a Napoleon Hill quote,
"Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once, whether you are ready or not to put this plan into action". Think and Grow Rich, Napolean Hill

Create a plan, take action, and refine the process, the business, and the person along the way. Nothing has to be perfect when starting your business because it will never stay the way you start it anyways. You will be continually refining and adjusting for the life of the business.

This is out of context of the author. He does not suggest this as a point to reckon when curing mathematically based requirements. It is aimed at those that get stuck at having to have everything perfect before starting something, anything, but especially business and life choices.

For example, it is impossible to build the perfect ad campaign before launching it. I run into this everyday with Newbies. They can't get off the bench because they are frozen in their steps due to everything not being perfect before they launch a campaign. We all launch imperfect campaigns, everyone of us, period. We launch dozens of them in order to identify the losers with no hope and we find the ones that can be refined and scaled up.

The rule of thumb in business with every successful entrepreneur on the planet is "get it working then refine it"! This is Eker's message and this is Napoleon Hill's message.

 

I started running the third day I started my career as a promoter for Thrive, the number one wellness program in North America. I've only stopped once in six months, to look back at the incredible team I'm building. Experience tells me to keep moving forward, no matter what roadblocks get in your way! It's worth it!

 

Congrats! Sounds like you've got things going for you.

The concept of ready, fire aim is interesting. In some cases I can think where it definitely wouldn't work, but it's true that in the idea of entrepreneurship, the internet, etc., it's best to start early and fire on all cylinders and learn as you go. The earlier the better!

 

@MoonMan I'd have to say I'm split on this concept. For certain situations, this is great! It's Nike's "Just Do It." campaign. However, you have to weigh the consequences. Can you afford to shoot before you think? Will you have time to change and edit once the shot is fired? If we're talking about a business idea or pitch, at some point you do have to shoot, and see what needs to be fixed afterwards. If it's the blueprints for a skyscraper, you need to think through every possible situation before you start construction.