Considering Abandoning an Idea? Reconsider
In the midst of sirens, a relentless news cycle, and frantic WhatsApps checking in on friends and family (we're all safe, scared, and hopeful), I facilitated 90 minutes that offered comfort —
to the participants, and to me.
But it almost didn’t happen.
Not because of external chaos. Because I almost talked myself out of it.
Here’s the story:
This week, I hosted an intimate Portal Pages session on Zoom — a format I created that’s like a book club, but isn’t.
We don’t read the book >> We use it as a portal for self-inquiry, connection, and truth-telling.
I only ever prototyped this format once, in person, just under two months ago.
But in a moment of despair this week, the idea came back.
Maybe this could offer something:
A space between escapism and emotional honesty.
Then my brain kicked in:
“This is absurd. People are home with kids.
Sirens could go off at any moment.
How detached do you have to be to offer this now?”
I was this close to talking myself out of it.
But I decided to share it anyway — gently, with caveats.
And then... they came:
A project manager. An accountant. A gender researcher. A screenwriter. A health-tech founder. And me.
Together, we used The Time Traveler’s Wife as a mirror — to explore trauma, time, grief, fate, bodily limits, and the multiplicity of realities we’re all holding right now.
One participant called it
“a fusion of meditation, tarot reading, coaching, and a geeky salon.”
Another said:
“I’d pay for this.”
And others told me:
“This was nourishing.”
“This gave me breath.”
💡 Why am I sharing this on LinkedIn?
Because this is the work I do through Consider Labs: Helping founders, leaders, and teams use curiosity to unlock clarity. To navigate complexity. To find the human story inside the strategic one. Sometimes that happens in a boardroom. Sometimes in Slack. Sometimes on a retreat. And sometimes, on a quiet Zoom call where a book becomes a mirror — and strangers become witnesses.
✨ Don’t talk yourself out of your own idea too quickly.
It might be exactly what someone else needs.
📩 Join the interest list if you’d like to hear about the next Portal Pages — or contact me if you’d like to explore working together.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sound like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest. If you read the words back and don’t hear your own voice in your head, that’s a good sign you still have more work to do.
Be clear, be confident and don’t overthink it. The beauty of your story is that it’s going to continue to evolve and your site can evolve with it. Your goal should be to make it feel right for right now. Later will take care of itself. It always does.
