Phase Two – Determinism

Few people actually enter this phase. That’s because it’s one thing to come up with an idea and recognize that it would be great to do something you truly enjoy, and another to get off your ass and commit to actually doing it. But, for those who do, this phase is a period of mental preparation; a serious personal commitment to stop watching Lost, put the game console away, close Tweet Deck and plan your endeavor.

Phase Three – Sacrifice

You have entered this phase when you have committed and you are determined. You’ll know you are here when the few times you do open Tweet Deck  and see things like “I’m at such and such indie restaurant and the cuisine is great!” you wonder why you’re microwaving another Lean Cuisine. Or when your wife is nodding off as you explain to her why you were up until 2 am in a code trance trying to debug a Javascript error. If you have come this far, you cannot, will not, turn back and make it all for nothing.

via – The Six Phases of Bootstrapping A One-Man Startup .

I’m in between Phase 2 and 3. I’m in the middle of trashing things that are unnecessary and time-consuming, all the while brushing up on the skills that are going to to take me to Phase 4.