Work In Silence And Secret Until You Get Your Project Off The Ground

It takes a baby nine months to develop in the dark, warm, nurturing environment of a mother’s womb.  When you have a plan, a big dream, a huge idea, sometimes it’s best to keep your baby hidden, nurtured and protected.  We often hear about award winning novelists who spent years and years writing a book that they told no one about.  And then one day, the book is published and presto – it’s now on on the New York Times bestseller list.  The author becomes a household name and everyone thinks they’re an overnight success.  It may appear that way, but no one knows about the teary, weary nights eating out of a tuna can or what the writer went through.  The reason no one knows is the writer/genius didn’t divulge all of the blood and sweat details until their “baby” was ready for the world.  Creative people know that you don’t blab what you’re doing, you work and perfect it until it’s done. 

Some people don’t mind telling all of their business and details of their dreams to just anyone. They feel the need to share because to them “sharing is caring.”  It allows people to get wrapped up in their drama and possibly even invest in it financially.  They get an idea and they tell the whole world before it has been organized and constructed.  Six months to a year later, behold their idea has fully blossomed!  Well sort of.  They’re still putting the pieces together, oh and they need you and this one and that one to look it over for validation and…well you know, it becomes a full production before it’s really a production.  And then, nothing.  They don’t want to bring the project forth anymore or everyone they told somehow talks them out of it.  Sound familiar?  They ran their mouths about their goal or project.  It’s as if all of their hot air, in the form of verbage squeezed the momentum right out of the project, leading to a lackluster release, performance, product or less than successful business. 

Resisting the urge to be a big mouth can be hard when you’re feeling confident, excited and wanting to prove to others that you can really pull something off.  But if it’s proving something to others that you’re worried about, then you have a problem.  You’ll never stop proving. 

It’s more powerful to just be quiet actually.  Sometimes listen to what others have to say.  Conduct research.  Get ideas from reading and studying, rather than blabbing all of yours to 6, 8 or a dozen others.  Be concerned about the quality and intent of what you are creating, rather than making other people believe that it’s to be celebrated.

If you’ve ever confided in people about an idea only to later lose the steam needed to manage it, or you’ve shared a budding project and had your idea smashed by those close to you – now is the time to shut your mouth and obey the God or Goddess within!   You just may decide not to go through with it.  And that’s okay.  You have a right to change your mind and your heart.  But once you’ve told a hundred people, they’re all coming back to ask you, “Why aren’t you doing it?”  And “Well what happened?  I thought everything was popping off for you!”  Who wants to hear all of that?  I wouldn’t.  It takes the j out of your j-o-y, left feeling like you let the cat out of the bag too soon.

And now instead of focusing on the next thing that you’re sure of, you have to answer a ton of questions and look like you’re indecisive and don’t know what you’re doing.  It’s best not to involve others until you are 100% on something, unless it’s a loved one you’re close to, a trusted mentor or business coach. 

Heaven and earth will move in your favor when you commit to an idea or plan.  But keeping it pure and untouched is key.  Pure meaning, there aren’t a bunch of other people’s hands in the pot who have a different agenda than you.  Or unsupportive, naysayers in your midst intend to shut down your creativity and ideas.  Also in this categories, are people who drain your energy because they always have an emergency and need you right when you need to be working in your lab! 

Let’s be honest here, not everyone has your best interest at heart.  Not everyone can positively contribute to your big vision.  This isn’t being negative or paranoid, this is just a reality we all have to learn in life.  Use your intuition and be protective when you are creating something new.  You need to draw upon all your ideas, imagination and inner resources before you let out your plan into the world.  When you let it out, it will take form and merge with so many other things.  This could be good, or not so good if you don’t quite have a vision on where you’re headed.

 I know many artists and business people who use this philosophy.  If nothing else, you may need to work in silence and secret until you get your project off the ground so that no one takes your idea.  When something is for you, it’s for you.  No one can stand in the way if you truly believe in yourself.  Just treat your dream like a baby developing as nature intends and everything will be fine.

Much love and success!