Why Procrastination Kills More Businesses Than Bad Strategy (And How to Ship Faster)

Procrastination Kills More Businesses Than Bad Strategy.

Here's the hard truth:

Your competition isn't out-strategizing you.

They're out-SHIPPING you.

While you're perfecting your funnel, they're making sales with an ugly landing page.

While you're researching the "best" platform, they're building an audience on ONE.

While you're waiting to feel ready, they're learning by doing.

Done beats perfect. Always. Every time.

Why Procrastination Kills Businesses

The Math:

Perfect strategy executed never = $0 + 0 feedback + 0 learning

Mediocre strategy executed today = Money + Data + Iteration

Which would you rather have?

The 5 Procrastination Traps:

1. Waiting for Perfect Timing

The trap:

"I'll launch when [condition is met]."

• When I have more followers

• When I have more time

• When the kids are older

• When I feel ready

The truth:

Perfect timing doesn't exist. There's ALWAYS a reason to wait.

What to do:

Set a deadline. Make it public. Ship on that date no matter what.

Remember: You'll never feel 100% ready. Ship at 80%.

2. Waiting for the Right Mood

The trap:

"I'll do it when I feel motivated."

The truth:

Motivation is unreliable. It comes AFTER action, not before.

What successful people know:

You don't wait for motivation. You create it by starting.

Action → Momentum → Motivation

Not the other way around.

3. Waiting for More Followers

The trap:

"I'll launch my offer when I hit [X] followers."

The truth:

You don't need 10K followers to make $1K.

You need 10-20 engaged people who trust you.

Real example:

We made our first $1K with 200 followers.

Our friend made $5K with 75 email subscribers.

Stop waiting. Start selling to who you have NOW.

4. Waiting for One More Course

The trap:

"I just need to learn [one more thing] first."

The truth:

You're not lacking knowledge. You're lacking execution.

You already know enough to start.

What you need:

Stop consuming. Start creating.

5. Waiting for Confidence

The trap:

"I'll do it when I feel confident."

The truth:

Confidence comes AFTER doing the thing, not before.

You build confidence through reps, not research.

The only way to feel confident is to do it scared first.

The Real Cost of Procrastination

Let's do the math:

Scenario A: The Procrastinator

Month 1-6: Researching, planning, perfecting
Revenue: $0
Learning: Theoretical
Confidence: Still scared

Month 7: Finally launches (maybe)
Revenue: $500 (first attempt, no experience)

Total after 12 months: $2K, 6 months wasted

Scenario B: The Shipper

Month 1: Launches imperfect offer
Revenue: $300
Learning: Real feedback, real data

Month 2: Iterates based on feedback
Revenue: $600

Month 3: Improves again
Revenue: $1,200

Month 4-12: Continues improving
Revenue: $8K+ total

Total after 12 months: $8K+, 12 months of learning, real confidence built

The procrastinator "saved" 6 months by planning. The shipper MADE $6K more by executing.

The Ship-It Framework:

Step 1: Set a Deadline

Pick a date. Make it public.

Examples:

• "Launching my offer March 1st"

• "First YouTube video posts Friday"

• "Going live next Monday at 7pm"

Public commitment = harder to back out.

Step 2: Create v1.0

Not perfect. Not polished. Just DONE.

v1.0 checklist:

• Does it solve the problem? ✅

• Is it good enough to help someone? ✅

• Can you sell it today? ✅

That's all you need.

Step 3: Ship It

Launch. Post. Hit publish. Send the email.

Ugly is better than invisible.

Nobody sees your perfect plan sitting in your Google Drive.

Step 4: Get Feedback

Real data beats assumptions every time.

Ask:

• What worked?

• What confused people?

• What would make it better?

Now you have REAL information, not guesses.

Step 5: Iterate Fast

Based on feedback, create v2.0 next week.

Then v3.0 the week after.

Every version gets better. But only if you shipped v1.0 first.

Real Examples

Example 1: Marriage Warrior Community

If we waited for perfect:

• Need 30 posts pre-written ❌

• Need professional branding ❌

• Need 1K followers first ❌

• Need recorded course content ❌

We'd still be "planning" in 2027.

What we actually did:

• Launched with 10 posts ✅

• Used Canva templates ✅

• Had 200 followers ✅

• Built content live with members ✅

Result: Launched. Got members. Improved weekly.

Example 2: Our First Digital Product

If we waited for perfect:

• Professional video editing ❌

• Fancy workbook design ❌

• Sales page perfection ❌

What we actually did:

• Filmed on phone ✅

• Google Doc workbook ✅

• Basic Systeme.io page ✅

Result: Made $1K first month. Improved with every sale.

The Perfection Paradox

Here's what's crazy:

The "perfect" version you're imagining?

You can only create it AFTER you've shipped the imperfect version 10 times.

You don't know what "perfect" looks like until you have data.

Your v1.0 teaches you how to make v2.0.

But if you never ship v1.0, you never learn.

How to Ship Faster

1. Cut Your Timeline in Half

Planned to launch in 60 days? Do it in 30.

Planned to create 10 modules? Start with 3.

Constraints force action. Abundance allows procrastination.

2. Make It Public

Tell your audience: "I'm launching [X] on [date]."

Now you HAVE to do it.

Public accountability is powerful.

3. Remove Perfection Language

Stop saying:

• "I want it to be perfect"

• "Just a little bit more polish"

• "Almost ready"

Start saying:

• "It's good enough"

• "Shipping today"

• "Done"

Language shapes behavior.

4. Time-Box Your Work

"I'll work on this until it's perfect" = never finishing.

"I'll work on this for 3 hours, then I ship" = guaranteed completion.

Set a timer. When it's done, ship it.

5. Embrace "Ugly First Draft"

Give yourself permission to suck.

Your first YouTube video will be awkward. Make it anyway.

Your first offer will be imperfect. Sell it anyway.

Your first post will be rough. Publish it anyway.

You improve by doing, not by avoiding.

Our Story

We procrastinated for 18 months before launching our first product.

Why?

• "It's not ready"

• "We need more followers"

• "People won't buy it"

• "What if it flops?"

Meanwhile: $0 revenue. Zero learning. No progress.

Then one day, Josh said: "Screw it. We're launching next Monday."

We scrambled. Created v1.0 in 5 days. Launched ugly.

Result? 7 sales. $350. Proof of concept.

More importantly: We learned what worked and what didn't.

v2.0 was better. v3.0 even better.

But we only got there because we shipped v1.0.

18 months of planning < 5 days of shipping.

What to Do This Week

Monday: Pick ONE Thing to Ship

• A post

• A product

• A video

• An offer

Tuesday-Thursday: Create v1.0

Imperfect. Ugly. Done.

Friday: Ship It

Publish. Launch. Send.

Weekend: Collect Feedback

What worked? What didn't?

Next Monday: Create v2.0

Iterate and improve.

Don't wait. Ship now.

The No-BS Truth

Perfect strategy executed never = $0

Mediocre strategy executed today = Income

Your competition isn't smarter. They're just faster.

Stop perfecting. Start shipping.

Done beats perfect. Always.

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