Believing in their own abilities and moving boldly toward their goals is what successful people do. Turning dreams into a reality requires hard work and deep commitment, but also the inner confidence to stay the course. Having those around you who believe in your ideas, talents, and pursuits is like having the wind at your back. The boost given by those who endorse your vision cannot be overestimated.
This is the similar model that professional campaign fundraisers follow as well.
First doing an inside feasibility study.
Then moving to strategic planning which almost always includes a wider feasibility study.
That includes asking people who much they might pledge if the study turns into an actual campaign.
By the time the wide feasibility is wrapping up, a campaign will already know how large of a campaign they should mount because all the major donors have already indicated what their pledge will be. Most public campaigns announce their goals with 80% of their pledges already assessed during the feasibility stage. The last 20% is typically raised between mid sized donors. By the time it gets to a public solicitation in most people's inboxes, they're only 10% away from the public goal.
It is worth thinking thru that model in application here when thinking thru the subroutines.
"Exploring the idea first with supporters and mentors is about validation, not acceptance."
That's the hard part for me. I typically am always distracted by approval and acceptance.
Separating out the idea as the thing that needs validation and not me is a challenge.
If an idea isn't sturdy, and you know it, sometimes we replace personal validation just to distract from what we already know it true about the idea.
The last line. It’s gold. ❤️
This is the similar model that professional campaign fundraisers follow as well.
First doing an inside feasibility study.
Then moving to strategic planning which almost always includes a wider feasibility study.
That includes asking people who much they might pledge if the study turns into an actual campaign.
By the time the wide feasibility is wrapping up, a campaign will already know how large of a campaign they should mount because all the major donors have already indicated what their pledge will be. Most public campaigns announce their goals with 80% of their pledges already assessed during the feasibility stage. The last 20% is typically raised between mid sized donors. By the time it gets to a public solicitation in most people's inboxes, they're only 10% away from the public goal.
It is worth thinking thru that model in application here when thinking thru the subroutines.
There is something about breaking down the subroutines of accepted best practices - there always seems to be great lessons everywhere.
Thanks for this breakdown.
of course!