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Getting started
Just because you don’t like where you have to start from doesn’t mean you shouldn’t get started.
Feelings of fear and uncertainty have a way of making you feel unprepared. Consider the opposite: How long will you put off what you’re capable of doing just to maintain what you’re currently doing?
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Low stakes goals
Don’t pick goals where the stakes are low. Failing in a safe zone is just a clever way of holding yourself back.
If you fail inside your comfort zone, it's not really a failure, it's just maintaining the status quo. If you never feel uncomfortable, then you're never trying anything new.
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The only real failure
... is not taking any action in the first place.
You don’t need to be great at what you do, you just need to be the one person who actually decides to do it.
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Don't make uncertain things, certain
Stop acting like failure is certain. It’s not.
Who says you’re going to fail? Just because someone else got rejected from that job doesn't mean you will.
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Nobody is rooting for you to fail
Maybe you'll succeed. Maybe you'll fail. For the most part, nobody cares one way or the other.
The world is big and you are small, and that means you can chase your dreams with little worry about what people think.
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Fear-based decision making
It's when you let your fears or worries dictate your actions (or, in most cases, your lack of action).
The unfortunate result is that you don't do the things that you say are important to you.
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- The habit of putting off starting, because it’s uncomfortable.
- Maybe you get started, but then constantly switch to other tasks.
- You put off starting (or finishing) because conditions aren’t perfect, or the work isn’t perfect.
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Getting started is the most difficult
The biggest hurdle is to take that first step. You have everything you need to make an impact in the world if you can push the reasons aside why you should not start now.
Use what you have right now where you are and just start. Watch the magic of getting things done.
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