When I told people
that I was going to
quit my cushy corporate job
and become a romance writer,
the reaction was… well…
it wasn’t encouraging.
If I hadn’t thought it through,
if I hadn’t been determined to do it,
the reactions likely would have stopped me.
If you’re doing anything truly different,
you’ll likely face resistance.
Sometimes it is better
not to say anything
until the gutsy deed is done.
Dave Barrett,
Founder of Expensify,
shares
“Actually, that is
my biggest piece of advice:
Don’t tell anyone what you are doing.
I wasn’t afraid that
someone was going to steal my idea;
I didn’t tell anyone
because when you do tell people,
the experience is completely demoralizing.
In the years leading up to this,
I would go to friends or family
and tell them an idea I had for a company
and, with the best intentions,
they would say things like,
“Well, have you thought about this?
And this?”
Talking to people about an idea
made me spend my days
thinking about why I was going to fail.
With Expensify, I didn’t tell anyone
but my wife until we launched.
I’d been working on it
for about 18 months at that point.”
Think before you tell people
about your plans.