Usuallywhat happens is the response isnot as enthusiastic as
theyhadhoped for because some things aren’t quite right.
Sowhat do the smart onesdo?The successful ones "pivot",
that is, theykeepwhatwas goodand changewhat isn’twork-
ingand tryagain. Ultimately, theybecome successfulwhile still
maintaining someessenceof their original idea.
Thinkof abasketball playerandhispivot foot.Abasketball
playermust keepone foot in the sameposition (thepivot foot),
buthecan turn360
o
from thatposition.Do the same thing:
work fromyour coregoalswithin thehobby (yourpivot foot)but
examinedifferentwaysof achieving thosegoals.
At thesametime,don't totallyabandonyourplan.Maybe it'sa
narrowgaugemining line,maybe it'sCajonPass.Have faith inyour
corepassion, givingyour ideasand techniquestime todevelop.
Buildwith thegoal of learningwhatdoesn'twork, andkeep
notes: all ofus seem to sufferattimes fromCRS (can’t remem-
ber stuff).
Thenotesdon't need tobedetailed, but enough tokeepyou
on track. As youwork through thiswholeprocess, youmaydis-
cover anewmaterial, or anewmethodology.
If that happens, then youhavean idea thatwill bebeneficial to
other readersbecauseof your pivoting, gvingyou thebasis for
anarticle to sharewith theMRH family.
Theadvantageof taking this approach todoing thehobby is
the risk is generallyquite low, but thebenefits are likelyquite
high. For hobbypursuits, there’s fewmajor financial conse-
quences for failure like thereare for anewbusiness startup.
Are youwilling to take the challenge?Will you go ahead and
launchout, go ahead and learnby doing, knowing there’s
going tobe some failure along theway?
