one go around

If I may say so — sometimes I think people think too much about starting their own business rather than just doing it. If you think about it too much, you allow yourself to entertain the what-ifs, and then you’ll end up in a downward spiral of doubt. You only get one go around in this game. I wish I had more specific constructive advice, but really I feel that sometimes people just need a push off the edge. You’ll either succeed, or you’ll call it quits, but either way it will be an adventure, and it’s not going to kill you. You’ll have gone for it, and that’s what matters.  -  Sarah Ryhanen of Saipua

Fortuitous and a bit creepy to find this Design Sponge interview waiting for me on my feedly this morning. I don't usually (ie never) click on business interviews, but I've been reading Sarah's beautiful blog Saipua for some time; long enough that if she was going to give some advice, I definitely wanted to hear it. Turns out I needed to hear it.

Sometimes people just need a push off the edge.

(Photo and arrangement by Saipua, obviously.)