Tomorrow is an incredibly attractive day to begin anything.
Tomorrow you could feel more courageous.
More energetic.
More interested.
More capable.
More, more, more of what you don’t feel now.
Here are three things to consider:
#1: Stop paying attention to those feelings.
Tomorrow will come and if you didn’t take any action today there is absolutely no reason to believe that you will feel any different.
The irony is, the only way you can feel a little different tomorrow is by doing something today.
Let go of being in the mood.
Ignore your mood. Your mood is fleeting. And, it’s sabotaging you.
#2: Stop focusing on success and perfection.
Most people don’t start today because they aren’t "perfectly" ready.
Embrace not being ready.
There are only a few things in life that you shouldn’t do if you are not 100% skilled at and fully prepared.
Those things are:
- Flying an airplane.
- Brain surgery.
- Anything involving a nuclear reactor.
For everything else, waiting until you are 100% ready is a myth that will keep you waiting forever.
And, also you'd better be willing to fail. It will happen. The good news is, you are a human that has persistence built into your DNA. Everything you did growing up was a failure until you succeeded.
You are built to fail your way to success. That's how you work.
#3: Starting small is starting.
Often when people can’t do the big thing, they pout and then do nothing at all.
Want to be a best-selling author? So, why aren’t you writing? Maybe it's because you see writing a blog as “not worth it” or “too small” to matter.
It matters.
Want a new car? A better lifestyle? Go for No. Just one no a day.
Even if you can’t fully begin, start small. Small is just an excuse, usually because of #2 on this list… avoiding failure.
Life is short.
If you're younger, you think you’ve got so many tomorrows you can’t possibly worry about using them up.
If you aren't, then you'll agree with me how fast life goes until one day you realize how many "tomorrows" you've squandered.
And, as Walter Payton said, “Tomorrow is promised to no one.”
So, start. Today.
