Sometime is seems easier to never start than to begin and fail. In a recent Dear Abby column, Jeanne Phillips said ‘Fear of failure can become a self-fulfilling prophecy — and so can success. The more you dwell on your “deficiencies,” the more pronounced they’ll become. So, act more confident and soon you will be.’
It is impossible to know who you can become, or what you can accomplish if you never begin. The only assurance you have, if you do not begin, is that you will not accomplish anything.
Some ‘experts’ will tell you that it takes 21-days to make / break a habit. It may or may not be true. What I do know is that you cannot make / break a habit with out beginning to make change.
Action is the key to change. Just as you should be dressing for the job you want; you should be taking actions to be the person you want to be. Want to write a book? Start writing. Want to run a race? Start to run. Wish to play a musical instrument? Start to practice.
There is no magic bullet. The answer to each question is getting started. Nothing happens without the actions associated with those actions. Today is the only day you have…so, start, already!
Recommended reading Psycho-Cybernetics (affiliate link) by Dr. Maxwell Maltz .
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