Often times it’s not what you do to meet the goal that’s hard, it’s what you have to give up.
It’s hard to give up Netflix
It’s hard to give up dinner parties
It’s hard to give up the sure thing
It’s hard to give up security
You probably have a pretty good idea of what you need to do. So why aren’t you doing it? Not because of what you have to do, but because of what you have to give up.
It’s hard to give up being certain that people aren’t snickering at you
It’s hard to give up pats on the back in order to keep your head down
It’s hard to give up having nice things right now
It’s hard to give up the notion that people understand what you’re doing
It’s hard to give up the peace and quiet that comes with doing things that will for sure not rustle feathers, that will for sure work out ok, that people will understand and not criticize.
You might not have the whole plan, but you know the one thing you need to do next.
Do it.
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