We are always coming up with new ideas for what we want to be doing, or what we want to stop. Some of us feel the need to share our big ideas before we’ve even started to implement this change.
I think it’s important to just do things, and not make anything of it. If you are annoyed with a particular area of the music business and you don’t want to do it any more, then just stop. No need to throw your arms about and make grand announcements about it. Sometimes you realize that it was a bad idea, and after you’ve made it public to your colleagues or fans, it’s hard to turn back on it.
Also it’s been said that people who announce their intentions are less likely that they will get them done. The reason being that in the act of merely talking about it, your brain has considered it partially done, and you are less likely to keep taking action.
However, there is something to be said for throwing ideas out there. It can be great to get feedback from people, or other times it can be great for others to be in the loop because we feel accountable to them.
But I personally believe that keeping it to yourself and actually acting on it, is the better path to take.
“Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.”… Theodore Roosevelt
EDIT: Derek’s idea is now available as a Ted talk