It kills me to wait too — you’re not alone. This is why you need to trust yourself.

It kills me because I want to do all of it right away. Why do I have to wait? It doesn’t seem like that much work. I can do it. I can do all of it, get no sleep, and be ready to go tomorrow.

That’s wrong.

What’s right is going to sleep, then tackling this on Monday. 2 full day’s from now.

So why’s it right?

It’s right because I trust myself.

It’s right because I have to let other people help me (becasue I know I am terrible at some things).

It’s right because I know no one wants to see an unfinished product.

It’s right.

I have posters

One big thing I love about my office is having awesome Ugmonk posters on my wall for various occasions.

They say:

“Never Settle”

“Behind every product is a person”

“Slow and Steady Wins”

“Endless Possibilities”

Each one reminds me of different things I want to be constantly reminded of. The one that helped me today? “Slow and steady wins”

I love that phrase because it rings so true when I stop and think about things. I could have spent an extra 3 hours working on this project tonight, be a bit sleep deprived in the morning, then head on a family trip. I wouldn’t have been much further on my project though. I’m tired, it’s 2am. I don’t usually stay up late. I know that 3 hours is equal to 2 hours of working when it’s a normal day or, if I’m in the zone, more like 1.5 hours. Plus, I couldn’t finish tonight, even if I stayed up all night. Because I need help. I need someone else for this project and they would tackle this tomorrow, when I’ll be unavailable. End result? I’d still have to wait until Monday.

The point is this: As amazing as it can be to double down and focus on a project, you’ve got to be thinking about the best possible option. Not just for the business but for you as well.

If I stop now and go to sleep I can wake up, after 8 hours, have breakfast and workout before doing everything else I need to do. Then I’ll tackle this project on Monday, when everyone else is available and I can actually launch it.

Perfect.

Trust yourself, it’ll be perfect.