Busy Writers: These are the Big Differences Showing Up as You’ve Promised Would Have Made
Why you should stop stalling and start doing
It’s almost the end of the 5th month of 2024, and you’re still indecisive.
A glance through your desk, journals, sticky notes, to-do lists, and online workspaces will show me a pile of unfinished tasks, unfulfilled written promises, and unacknowledged creative ideas you’ve disregarded and stalled taking action on because you don’t feel ready.
I hate to break it to you, but if you haven't felt ready in the last five months, you’ll probably keep postponing until you discard them.
You’re not showing up or doing any of the things you promised this year because you’re:
- Doing too much.
- Waiting for when life gets easier.
- Not prioritizing what’s important.
- Running from dealing with your chaos.
- Scared, your efforts will yield nothing good.
- Listening to the voice in your head screaming that it’s not worth it.
You can plan, delay, and revise all you want, but trust me, what you have now is enough to start — James Clear
Hear me: successful people start before they feel ready. Your reality will never fully cooperate with your goals. There are bound to be constraints.
Some of these constraints will feel like a thorn in your flesh. Your chosen path will feel difficult sometimes. But if you had taken small steps in the last five months, you would have experienced an astounding difference in your journey.
- A tiny step could’ve unlocked unexpected opportunities.
- One skill learned could’ve turned into a service you can offer.
- One word written in your journal could’ve formed the premise of a book.
- One smart idea explored could’ve laid the foundation for phenomenal business.
- A single post could have attracted the best connections you could ever have dreamed of.
All that was required of you was to take action and start, without excessive need, to plan out every detail or wait until you were ready.
If you’re working on something important, then you’ll never feel ready — James Clear
As they say, “The best time to start was yesterday. The next best time is now.” Anything stopping you from creating the life you want and pursuing your goal, however valid they are, has a solution.
- You can make time.
- You can write that post.
- You can write that book.
- You can start that business.
- You can start that newsletter.
- You can build that community.
You’re not too busy to fulfill the promises you made this year. Your every effort counts. Think of it as mini-efforts spanning a long time to produce massive results.
With good habits, a little nudge, and determination, you’ll find the perfect equilibrium that works for you.
However tough you believe it’ll get if you start or pick up from where you left off, it won’t beat the pain of regret you’ll endure for a lifetime if you don’t do it.
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