The daunting mass of a big task or goal that we want to accomplish can often trigger procrastination and fear within us. Often, we worry about finding out that the task is too challenging for us to complete, and it is far more comfortable to have it sitting in the future with the possibility that we can achieve it at some later date. Our sense of capability is at stake, and by getting started, we may truly find out how much work there is to do. Does this sound familiar? Reading it in words should also help you to see how unhelpful this way of thinking is. Our fear of failure – or of success and a realisation of work to do – is often crippling to our dreams. The best advice that was ever given to me was, “Just Get Started”. Sometimes, we do realise that the workload will be much bigger than anticipated, but once you begin, you will find a sense of momentum or at least an ability to plan out steps of action that are necessary and can be completed in small chunks. The relief and satisfaction of actually getting started will feel like a huge weight has been lifted from your shoulders and you find a new sense of direction, purpose and drive has been waiting for you in the tasks that will take you towards your goal. Drafting and sending out resumes to new job positions, signing up for gym classes, registering your very own business, sending in a script for publication – all of these things are monumental start points, loaded with potential and motivation. By putting of the beginning, you are allowing your dreams to become perpetually in the future. And, one day, you will look back – probably blaming numerous circumstances – and wonder, what if? Wouldn’t you rather look back on the risks you took, the lessons you learned and appreciate all the doors that you opened for yourself?
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