Are you ready to go for it? Or is your analysis paralysis taking over your momentum?

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When you are going to make changes in your life or your job, you are most likely uneasy. This can sometimes overwhelm the good that can come from the change, and instead, leave you stuck. So, who of us has ever laid out the plan, put it on paper, had it vetted by other experts, and still can’t take the first step? Well, my guest for episode 6 joined me to talk about the theme: Go for it.

Tianyi Joe Zhu is an entrepreneur and managing partner at Playground Capital. While Joe is still young in his career, he has not let fear hold him back and has accomplished great things including working with partners in Asia to build his current venture. He’s also a millennial that doesn’t let the critics get him down. He has built relationships through two administrations in Washington, D.C., and recently testified as part of the Millennial Debt Coalition to discuss how today’s decisions will affect the younger generations of our society. He also was named AABDC 50 Outstanding Asian Americans in Business. 1:07

When you are early in your career, I’d say at least for the first 15-20 years, it’s critical that you make connections. This is definitely important if you want to strike out on your own. It’s important to remember if you build your connections, you don’t have to know everything, you just have to know someone who does. Joe discussed the importance of building relationships domestically and abroad and the key points of finding common ground to build on. 4:06

COVID-19 created change for all of us. In our home lives and work lives. When Joe began working with a global team, part in the United States and part in China, he had to adapt new ways to do business. Enter tools like Zoom, that we all have become accustomed to. In our house, we even celebrated birthdays with people from three countries through Zoom. There is still a need to nurture your network and create new relationships, it’s just currently through the screen instead of with a handshake.

So, we have new tools, and it has helped us hobble along through this time of decreased travel. But, for those of us that are used to spending so much of our time on the road, it has also let us take a step back and analyze the need for work travel. When is it necessary to get on a plane and go, or when can we jump on a video call and accomplish what we need to? I am a big fan of face-to-face conversations when you are building relationships, but efficiency is attractive and will now be part of our considerations moving forward.

We also talk about the environment in which so many decisions are being made right now that affect us all in Washington, D.C. Joe and I both have had the opportunity to work across departments and legislative bodies in our nation’s capital. The need to build relationships and connections in Washington is real, almost tangible. It should not be a city that intimidates us, but instead, a city that we can visit, connect, and make our voices heard. 6:25

We discuss two challenges. First, find one example where you may be suffering from analysis paralysis and see what you need to get past to go. Do you truly have all the information you need? If so, it is time to go, and know that until you dive in, you won’t know everything you are going to face? You have to be ready to evolve and make changes once you have started. The second challenge is to think about one to two ways you can build relationships during this time. Maybe it means sending a note in the mail or reaching out to someone who has been on your leads list, but you haven’t talked to because you are normally on the road traveling. Identify those people and make it happen. 20:54

Thank you again for tuning in. Please comment if you have personal examples for either of these challenges or people that you have reached out to with success since you have more desktop time.

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