There are ideas - and there is execution

As self-employed one of the easiest things is to get caught up by all the interesting people with interesting ideas who want to meet up, discuss and then meet some more. Apart from the obvious risk of engaging in a lot of stuff where your brain is just being picked, there’s also the risk of never getting into real execution mode.

I’m not normally the person pushing for execution, but I have found that as self-employed I really have to. Because not only am I alone about this and responsible for the way I spend my time. It also kills me even more now (than when I was just a corporate guy) to see great ideas never materialize.