My dad built a masterpiece. Then abandoned the next one.

Before I start any project, I ask three questions. Capacity. Motivation. Timing. If all three aren't yes, I don't start. Here's why - and the family story that taught me this lesson.

My father built a masterpiece: a 25-square-metre model train station that took two years.

He also started building me a den in our forest. Foundations laid. Walls up. Water pipes installed. Then he stopped. That was 30 years ago. It's still there, half-built, covered in trees.

Same person. Different outcomes. The only difference? Whether he acted while the motivation was at its peak.

In this video:
- Why motivation is perishable (and what that means)
- The 3 conditions that must align before action
- "Le da la vena" - a Spanish phrase that captures the creative urge
- The masterpiece vs the ruin: what each teaches us
- How I apply this to building businesses

The projects you delay are often the projects you never finish.

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Chapters
00:00 The masterpiece and the ruin
00:40 Why motivation expires
01:00 The train station story
02:20 The den that was never finished
03:44 The three conditions
05:10 How I apply this to my work
06:30 What my father taught me
07:30 Strike while the iron is hot

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