One of the most difficult parts of working towards anything, be it riding a wave, or getting your business up and running, is going through your baby steps. Most people wouldn't jump on a short board and try to ride a double overhead wave out on the North Shore without any experience. But everyone tends to imagine themselves riding that 16 ft wave before they have even gotten their feet wet.
In the early days of planning out Ekaweeka we were so high up in the clouds. We had no idea what was waiting for us and we weren't planning for what was going to come first. "We'll have blogs, and calendars, and maps, and ajax customization!" Hahahah its funny just thinking about how silly some of the crap we conceived was. Truth is, we needed to be thinking about the best way to get started without burying ourselves in a heap of junk.
The problem with the big dreams is, you really have no idea where you are going to be after you go through the baby steps. Chances are you will not be anywhere you thought you would be, so why waste your time planning for a future that is all in your head? Start at the bottom, and guide yourself towards that goal.
For anyone out there just getting started, if you have high hopes, focus on the immediate. If you do not know what the immediate is, go get some books on what you are planning to do, read some blogs, research your craft/line of work. Find out what the first steps are and get started on doing those first steps. You can't ride the double overheads without trying some overheads first, and you can't ride the overheads without riding the four footers, and so on, and so on. Yes it is frustrating to start small, but time flies and if you just make a little progress everyday, you'll be there before you know it.
If you are having trouble figuring out where to start email me: tom (at) ekaweeka.com I'll be happy to help you explore what your baby steps are.