MVP 005 - The Fear of Getting Started

What we are into outside of the shop?

Stephen is into Castle Rock on Hulu.

Trevor is into Man in The High Castle on Amazon.

The fear of getting started. It's a fear we all face as makers but what’s the at the core of it?

Stephen’s fears when he got started

Initial cost of getting into making

Wasting time and wood/materials

Not being able to sell anything and going belly up

Trevor’s fears when he got started

Not putting out a perfect product or perfect craftsmanship

Not putting out the highest quality you can.

Having customer complaints or bad reviews.

How did we overcome our fears initially?

Other fears makers have and how we would overcome those as well.

Lack of skills

Not having the right equipment or any equipment

Having a major failure during a project

Trying out something new

Charging what you are worth

Family/life/work balance

Time constraints

Getting injured during making or having one of your products injure someone

Having your making start to feel

Once again we want to thank each and every maker who support the podcast, send in questions, tag us in your stories, or just simply continue listening each and every week. You all are the freaking best.

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