Hi there Reader
Welcome to Make the Damn Thing.
Every week, we run the same four moves:
Decide. Act. Mindset. Next.
Let’s start.
DECIDE
This week, decide what you are actually making.
Not refining.
Not researching.
Not preparing for someday.
Choose one project you are willing to move forward imperfectly.
If you’ve been circling ten ideas, pick the one that keeps tapping you on the shoulder.
That’s the one.
Decision:
→ Pick the project you will move forward this week. No backups.
ACT
Your action today is deliberately small.
Open the document.
Outline the first page.
Create the rough draft.
Record the messy version.
Upload the placeholder.
Set a 20-minute timer.
Stop when it ends.
Action:
→ Do the first visible step that proves this project exists.
MINDSET
You do not need to feel ready.
You need evidence.
Confidence comes after action, not before it.
Waiting to feel ready is just fear in a nicer outfit.
Reminder:
→ You don’t finish by feeling brave. You finish by showing up again.
NEXT
Before you walk away, decide the next handoff.
Will you:
- Share it?
- Schedule time to continue?
- Tell one person it exists?
Momentum dies when there’s no “what’s next.”
Next:
→ Decide the very next touchpoint for this project.
That’s it.
No gold stars.
No accountability theater.
Just forward motion.
Close this email.
Do the action.
We’ll do it again next week.
Cheers,
Petra
