What is the one thing that you have always wanted to do but still haven’t done it? Why haven’t you done it yet? If you’re waiting for the right time to achieve your dreams and goals you will be waiting forever for that perfect time as the time will never be perfect as there are always going to be issues and obstacles in your way. NOW is the perfect time to get started on going after your goals and dreams.
3 Things that keep us from doing what we want to do in life:
- Excuses – do you find yourself ever coming up with excuses as to why you aren’t pursuing your goals? Excuses like, “I don’t have the time”, “I’m too tired”, “I don’t have the money”, “ I’m too old”, “It’s too hard”. Those who are successful are the ones who have pushed past those excuses. The successful go after the better job, they go after achieving the better body or they start their own business and not allow any excuses to hold them back.
- Fear of failure – No one enjoys failing. I find that I am scared to get out of my comfort zone at times as I am scared to put myself out there in case I fail. Fear should be an indication to go ahead and do exactly what you are afraid of. The more you hold off doing what you are afraid of the more you will feed that fear. There is a quote by the poet Erin Hanson, “What if I fail? Oh but my darling what if you fly?”. Don’t allow the fear of failure to hold you back and stop you from achieving success.
- Perfectionism – I am a self proclaimed perfectionist and I am so hard on myself. I believe that it is important to put good quality work out there and to always strive to be the best but it will never be absolutely perfect and you can work on perfecting it and fine tuning the details once you get started.
3 Reasons why you should do the darn thing anyway:
- Many times it’s not as hard as you thought it would be! The hardest thing most of the time is just getting started. You have everything to gain and nothing to lose, so just get started!
- We are all created unique in our own way and all of us have different gifts and abilities we can offer the world. Once you get started on your goal you will realize the incredible things you are capable of. They say the secret of living is in giving and if you follow your dreams you will inspire and encourage others to do the exactly the same.
- This is the biggest one for me – REGRET. You will regret it if you don’t do it and I don’t like the feeling of regret and I am pretty sure none of you do either. Many people just follow the status quo and do just enough to get by but if you want to be better and succeed you need to rise above that. I never want to look back on my life with regrets.
So what is that one thing that you haven’t done yet and why haven’t you done it yet? I encourage you to do something about it TODAY and to get up and just do it. Getting started is half the battle and once you get started you will start gaining more and more momentum as long as you stay committed and focused on the end goal.
