Vexxt?

My second-favorite tv show is a cartoon that I watch with my kids-Phineas and Ferb. (Yes, I’m unabashadly a tv watcher!) True to proper cartoon form, there is a bit of a formula to the show and there are a couple of things that you need to know. First, it’s perpetually summer for these guys. Second, they are always looking for the next cool project to occupy their time.

So, each day starts with a question from Phineas, “Ferb, what do you want to do today?”.

At which point they go off and build some amazingly sophisticated (perhaps impossible) machine for their summertime exploits. During the build sequence, there is always ALWAYS someone to ask them, “aren’t you a little bit young to be…” (insert specialized skill here). And, the answer is always “Yes, yes we are!”.

Finally, Phineas and Ferb are blessed with a big sister that is always trying to catch the boys in the scheme and provide evidence to her mother. For the record, this never pans out the way she would like.

So, let’s start to fit this back into the real world of business. There are several rules that we should follow from Phineas and Ferb:

1. Do something extraordinary each day. Some of the best advice I’ve followed is to work ON your business, not IN your business. Follow that one and you’ll see exponential returns.
2. Don’t worry about the rules-who cares if you’re too ‘young’ to be doing this. Massive action is better than paranoid preparation. We all strive towards perfection, but there is a point where good enough is good enough.
3. Someone is always out to get you. Don’t let that get in your way. Momentum wins!