Building a Cathedral

A traveler came upon a group of three hard-at-work stonemasons, and asked each in turn what he was doing.

The first said, “I am sanding down this block of marble.”

The second said, “I am preparing a foundation.”

The third said, “I am building a cathedral.”

This story has been repeated thousands of times, each with it’s own twist on the details. But, the main point is always the same: It’s not the work you have to do. It’s your perspective on it that makes it either a trudge, just some work, or a visionary creation.

Before I tell you why I bring that up in relation to your website or blog, I offer another 2-paragraph viewpoint.

Stop looking for other people to handle things. Don’t believe that someone will swoop in and get it all done for you. Of course you can delegate tasks that need to be done. But, expecting others to fix your business, your website, or your life is a self-defeating mistake.

Successful people in the world realized that if something needed changing, they would have to change it.

“The reasonable man adapts himself to the conditions that surround him… The unreasonable man adapts surrounding conditions to himself…
All progress depends on the unreasonable man.” – George Bernard Shaw

How does these things apply to you, someone that lives to be a contribution to the world?

If you need a website, you could take some time everyday complaining about how it’s not done, how you can’t find a good person to do it cheaply, or you are computer illiterate. Of course, none of those things get a website built.

Go read a book about either How to Pick a Good Web Developer OR How to Create a Site with WordPress. Learn enough to get it handled. Get it done!

With your site complete, you can be confident when you give people your business card. No more excuses about how, “It’s under construction” or “It’s only 2 pages now, but maybe next week I’ll get more posts up.”

You won’t be able to enroll people into your coaching or your event if you are waffling about your website.

It’s one less thing for you to be spending brain power on. You would just know that it works and that they will get to know you and your message by visiting your site.

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Pet Peeve: I’m Computer Iliterate.

Nobody expects that you go learn how to be a programmer. But, don’t wear it like a badge, either. Do not argue FOR your limitations!

If someone told you that they were illiterate, you’d would most likely champion them to go learn to read in order to make their life easier. In the world of the future (meaning today) you need to know how to get around on your machine and how to talk to people about common computer and internet terms.

Don’t hobble yourself on purpose. Take a class, get a consultant or coach (Like me!) that will help you learn the basics so that you get these things out of the way of your message.

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You want to be a contribution to the world and you’re letting little things get in your way. Get educated enough that you can get your message out there!

Focus on your end result, on your message and your contribution. Get your technology handled, whatever it takes. It’s a small block keeping you from creating your masterpiece, your cathedral.

You don’t have to learn everything about technology. Nobody knows it all. Even those of us that have spent 20 years in the guts of computers and code don’t know it all.

You don’t have to know it all. You just need to know enough to get IT started!

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