Whatever It Is, BEGIN IT

You Already Know

Truth is, most of us will still be here a year from now (at least that’s the way to bet) and looking at the same unstarted needs, wants, aspirations, goals.

There’s an old Schmiedeleut saying:

“Plan like you are going to live 1000 years, Live like you could pass away tomorrow” (don’t ask me to say it in hutterisch which is pretty much extinct except in parts of Justinistan)

Bottom line, in dire and uncertain times, pursuing your goals and dreams and personal development is just as important -maybe even more so! Don’t let crisis “fight or flight” thinking mess with your planning, if at all possible.

Remember:

The Buddhists are right. There is no escaping pain. Better to actively choose the pain of discipline in working towards your goals. (You already know what they are. If not, meditate for an hour, or walk for 5 or 10 miles. They’ll come back to you)

Remember too, that this list hasn’t changed much in the last 100 years, maybe ever (I take number 2 to mean “working for the man”… not entrepreneurship -just my two cents):

How to start? Get up, take one step in the direction you know you want to go.

One step

One call

One downpayment

One workout

One apology

Then do it again, 1000 times

The first 30 will make it a habit. After that momentum kicks in, doors open up, and it gets a life of its own. “Why didn’t I start earlier?”