- Alex Mathers
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I know someone with seven half-written novels.
Another person has worked on five courses that were never launched.
A third who's been talking about a podcast for two years, but I see no episodes.
You probably know people like this too. Heck, you might be one of them.
I know how productive I feel when I start new things. I'm riding high on the novelty of it.
There's a juicy hit of dopamine, and it really feels like I'm making progress. But you're not actually making progress.
If all you do is start, you're just collecting unfinished business.
Robert Heinlein had several rules for fiction writers that I frequently revisit.
One of them was simple:
You must finish what you start.
Note, it isn't 'try to finish' or 'finish when you feel all warm and fuzzy inside.'
You. MUST. Finish what you start.
Let's face it. Starting is easy. Everyone starts. But finishing separates the dreamers from those who have something to show for their effort.
The crowded sea of abandoned projects is full of people who loved the thrill of beginnings but couldn't stomach the boring middle or the final push to done.
What if you prioritised finishing over starting?
Shift the balance 10 to 1 in favour of getting the damn thing done.
Become obsessed with finishing, and watch your reputation transform.
When you commit to finishing, you become someone you and others can count on.
I learned that finishing requires more than willpower.
You need clarity on what matters most to you and a simple system to see it through.
That's precisely what The One System Method course gives you.
Tomorrow at 3pm ET, this will be closed for many months. This is your last chance to get this course.
If you're ready to become someone who commits, follows through, and finishes the things that matter, this is your moment.
The course walks you through identifying what truly matters and building the three-month system that makes completion inevitable.
This is how you surprise yourself with how much you can get done.
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Alex
