Leap! The Time is Now.
What is the greatest tragedy ever? For me it is never mastering the courage to get started on your dream, project, goal or whatever it is you want to achieve. One of the greatest hindrances to getting started is the fear of failure. This alone could be responsible for all those dreams and goals that have never taken off.
There is no such thing as perfect conditions or perfect
weather for taking off. I am not saying you throw all caution to the wind and
jump in with both feet but I am disturbed by all those who are too afraid to
venture simply because there is a 30% chance of failure. When you flip that,
you realize that there is 70% chance you will succeed. What better odds do you
want? They say ships are not built for the harbor but for the high seas. For
sure they won’t get battered by the waves at the harbor but for as long as they
stay there, they are not living to their full potential. What is this you need
to get started on that you are dragging your feet about?
The O.G’s of this game say that if looking back at your
initial launch products, actions, results or whatever it is you do shows a
perfect picture, then you launched way too late. No amount of planning and
strategizing will ever replace action. Never allow yourself to get stuck
analyzing theoretical stuff. You will do yourself a greater favor analyzing
practical stuff, innovating and adjusting as you go on.
Don't become a victim of analysis paralysis. It's never that serious. Look at how you beat yourself over missed opportunities and decide that you will not miss this one. Right now, there are people who are waiting for this pandemic to subside before they make their moves. Others have learnt to dance in the rain and they keep going. which camp do you belong to? The opportunities tied up in this difficult time are immense. We shall never be in a position like this again. While others are drawing back, maybe it is time for you to advance with courage. The Tibetans say, it is better to live one day as a tiger than a thousand years as a sheep.
Sometimes the enemy of good enough is perfect. Perfection lives in Hollywood. In real life, few things play out perfectly. For as long as you have done your due diligence,leave the rest to the forces you cant control. There is no such thing as absolute control-at least not for men. I think with COVID 19 here we can agree on that. control the things you can control. What is beyond you, let others worry about.
Like the champion that you are, now is the time to take that leap. They say if you fail its a lesson, if you succeed you are an example that it can be done again.
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