Timing

 Is the time right to start my business?

We all ask that question whenever we start on any project or venture. I have found that the best time is now. Who knows what the future may bring. You can never be sure if you think you need to know all the outcomes and strategies before starting.  

You can suffer from "paralysis by analysis." I have found most successful folks ran by the fire, ready, aim principle. Entrepreneurs need a "Damn the torpedoes full speed ahead" mentality. They threw caution to the wind and set sail. 

Suppose you want a guidebook, use: Sun Tsu's Art of War. It has strategies on when and where to plan out a war (venture) that are timeless truisms. Read the book of Proverbs in the Bible. 

Regardless of how much research you do, mice and men's best-laid plans often go awry, to paraphrase Robert Lewis Stephenson's famous words.

Ships in the harbor are safe, but that's not what ships are for.

So my advice is to do a reasonable amount of preparation and planning, then pull the trigger and shoot!