Which One Are You?

July 31, 2008 · Print This Article

I believe there are people who are either one of these – but not both.  It would be great to be both, but I’ve never met anyone who is both.

 I’m talking about being a starter or a finisher.  Which one are you?  Me, I’m a starter.  I LOVE to come up with ideas and I’ve got more ideas running around the little hamster wheel in my brain to last two or three lifetimes.  

 I love to brainstorm, to solve problems (mostly other peoples’), to add a unique twist, to create.  Even as a child I loved to have a new notebook with fresh paper in it and a very sharp #2 pencil so I could scribble a new story or draw a memorable work of art.  There was something about that blank paper…

I am a starter, not a finisher.  That’s not to mean I don’t finish things, because I do.  I just don’t like to finish most things.  I’ll start to organize my office; creating new file folders with perfect headings and I’ll put all the scraps of paper (that I’ve created on) into neat piles.  Then… I go off my merry way with a new idea and never quite finish the office organization.  Oh, sometimes I force myself.

Finishers are people who love to wrap things up, pay attention to all the details, and see the results.  They don’t like to come up with the grand idea and brainstorm so much.  They like to take definable steps in order to sew the project altogether and reach a conclusion.   They may be programmers, accountants, lawyers, or secretaries.  I think most virtual assistants are finishers.

So let me finally get to my point here.  Either you’re a starter or a finisher.  If you’re one, find the other and you’ve got a beautiful combination. 

I have an ebook that I wrote that’s going to come out in September.  I have the steps all mapped out that I need to take next, but I don’t have the desire.  So, I found me some finishers – someone to do all the graphics for the sales page and someone else to write the sales copy plus the material for the affiliate page.  I even approached different marketers in just the right fields and asked them to put together bonuses to go with the ebook and they’ve all done it.  Boy this feels good.

Are you a starter or a finisher?  A show of hands please!

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5 Responses to “Which One Are You?”

  1. DesDrec on August 9th, 2008 1:31 pm

    I hope you do manage to finish your ebook Peggy. Put my name on the list for purchasers :) .

    I must admit, I’m a starter and definately not a finisher. Though, I think there are different parts of our business where we could all improve.

    I’m trying to outsource all of the stuff that takes an age to do or are just simply too boring to get motivated. It leaves me time to do all those nice finishing touches. In theory anyway.

    My 2c

    DesDrec.

  2. danielle on August 11th, 2008 1:40 pm

    I’m a starter, always have been but I’m learning and growing and more and more things are getting finished!

  3. Peggy on August 12th, 2008 9:20 am

    Hey DesDrec,
    That’s the beauty of putting starters (you or me) with finishers (outsourcing)- it all finally comes together in a pretty polished package and buyers get the best of it.

    Hi Danielle,
    It’s good to see you. It seems a lot of us who blog are starters. And I agree with you – the more I learn and grow, the more I know HOW to finish things and finish them in a quicker manner.

    Peggy

  4. Audrey on August 12th, 2008 10:27 pm

    I am definately a starter, both in my business life and in my personal life. What a great way to divide people and to help in balancing things out.

  5. Ron on August 13th, 2008 2:11 pm

    Peggy,

    Sometimes I have a difficult time with both starting and finishing…everyday life seems to get in the way of both of them. I am happy to hear that you have another project that is going to be released. I know it will be a success for you.

    Ron
    http://www.provencreditsecrets.com