The Overwhelmingness Of Startups: Quitters Traction

Since the holidays ended, and the first official work week started, I have been swamped. I am balancing everything from saying goodbye to my current pay the bills job and taking on a new pay the bills job to doing daily acts of traction. Of course I'm sad. I'm sad that my last startup was not the one to take me away from, the pay the bills job : - /

I'm sad and angry that I didn't figure out the startup system to put my last startup on the map. Now I have a brand new startup and I plan on putting it on the map. That's the investor desire map. Whilst, I've been so swamped the last two days balancing all the hoopla to switch day job companies.I'm also attempting to get a job from a new startup to Denver from San Francisco, POSTMATES. I won't be working for them officially, but working as a contractor. My head is spinning. 

I have the list of what I want to do, and what I need to do for Passdown. I can't do it all, surely I attempt too as there are only three of us. My, what to do for our startup list plays in my head all day long as I tackle normal life crap. It irritates me that I can't do what I had wanted to do for this startup today, no I have to do regular life stuff. Agony spreads throughout my veins. I want to work on Passdown all day long, but I cannot. 

I have started two new groups.

I started the "One Act Of Traction" group, but I've failed at it so far. I didn't have time, and I didn't know where to post the group. Should I start a new category or should I post it as a topic in business? My head spins. The other group is my quit tobacco group. This group I really like. I feel grounded when I post there. It's just me and a bunch of other people who quit tobacco, and post daily to stay quit. Yes I had a serious tobacco addiction and I'm terrified I'll start again. I worry about it more than any startup or job. Tobacco in any form is one of the most evil life destructive addictions. I quit cold turkey and so far I have nineteen days. Whilst, I only have one day everyday. If all those days add up to a thousand days, I will be happy. I suppose that is, quitters traction. Many days without the tormenting struggle to get a fix and not giving into the taunting thoughts to abuse is, well FREEDOM. 

My best to you in your startup journey and any addiction you choose to quit! Talk to me if you need support of an entrepreneur or addict. jana@passdownapp.com 

One Act Of Traction

Hey, hope you are feeling good today. Maybe not so much if you had a bit of alcohol to drink last night. It's January 1st, 2015 and I have a big smile for you.

I was thinking about many things last night (New Years Eve) I sat alone with my pc and Pandora for hours. Thinking, thinking. What must we do? What must us struggling startups do? I came up with 'The One Act Of Traction Roll Call' 

This means that everyday when you wake up, one of the first things you do that day is, post your roll call, saying you are here, and.......

• A one sentence statement saying what act of traction you will do that day for your startup.

That's It.

When you post your act of traction be it small or large. A tweet or a billboard, you are saying to us your community of startups that you will commit to do it. That if, it's the only thing you do that day, it's the thing you will do. 

Of course we are going to fail, and there is no shame in that. But when we start posting our traction roll call, we are posting our greatest desire for our startups to our fellow Entrepreneurs. We are finding others who will shine or struggle like we do. We are accountable to the group, that we will do One Act Of Traction each day. 

If you think about it, three hundred and sixty five acts of Traction, can add up to a whole lot of awesome for your startup. 

If you want to join this group sign up for http://discuss.tractionbook.com/ This is where you will find us. I hope to host it at Discuss Traction Book as this is the book that will help us find our way. It's the book I truly love and know for sure you will love it too.

Commit to doing One Act Of Traction each day, and your startup will be in a better place in the future. 

My one act of traction for today is to: Post On Pinterest.