Version One Is Better Than Version None

Book excerpt: When I was in Indian Air Force and flying in the chopper, the pilot planned sorties primarily based on assumptions. Taking off at the helipad, landed at the destination place, and gave room for an emergency landing if something went wrong. He covered all the checkpoints before taking off, but he knew that all the identical decisions would be made on the way. He never tried to forecast for the entire root rather than picking up the current weather report available at the time of take-off, as it was needed to adjust in real-time situations and never stuck. The ability to sit, try and work out every possibility was always available, but the flight plan he took on take-off was always version one. The project that he ended up executing by the time we landed at our destination was probably Version four or five. Another example of version one for me while making videos for uploading to YouTube was the biggest challenge when I pushed through the first clip. But I continued with my plans to serve and give to the target audience by narrating a couple of great stories that happened to me. And ultimately, my 21st video was much more attractive than my first video. In any journey, whether it is a stage presentation, podcast episode, cycling race, or writing book, version one of them was nowhere near the robustness of version nine. It was always my first time in every prevailing situation that met the tire with the rugged road, but as long as a Suck Less next time, the newer version was always better than the previous & I could keep on moving till I achieved momentum. If you fall out of speed, then you are dead in the water. So often, we can be paralyzed by fear. Becoming stuck at the weight of a decision and not wanting to "make a bad decision." This slowing down of our thought processes is really counterproductive, and it should not be allowed to be your default mindset to set in your business brain. The secret to enabling yourself to make decisions and keep moving is as easy as reciting my favorite saying, "Version One is better than Version None."