[mlanza]

It's not always a bad thing to go down a path and then to decide it's the wrong path. It's a far cry worse to continue down the wrong path because you're determined to finish what you've started.

If follow through is your issue, maybe you're biting off too much to start or maybe you haven't found a idea worth the follow through. What you've first gotta do is to count the cost of implementation. It might take you a month or so of actual work on your idea to fully grasp the real size of your project, but once you have the picture, you have to ask is this worth seeing it through to completion? Anything is worth it if it's worth it to you, if it's some contribution you want to make that you feel and believe is worth making. Once you find that, then just commit and promise yourself that you'll make one small step at a time until you're done. Form a habit. If you can form a habit you'll more likely succeed than you will if you only work on your "project" here and there as you feel the desire to do so.

First guideline: Be like the ant. http://www.charlesthorntonblog.com/post/The-Ant-Principle.as...

Second guideline: Manage your constraints. Get to version 1 of your deliverable as soon as possible by limiting just how big v1 actually is. (See Eric Ries on Vimeo.)