If in doubt about something - just try it!

Hi, everybody! Maybe reading this article motivates someone, as I will tell you how not to miss an opportunity with examples of my life.

It often happens that we'd like to try something that we did not do earlier. But since time is an expensive resource, we begin to doubt, come up with reasons to do later or not to do at all. I had this quite often and I put on a pretty simple solution for this issue! I'll start with two examples in my life.

First example:

Last year I went through the qualifying round in the "Digital Breakthrough" contest and I was invited to the semifinals, but he was in another city - St. Petersburg. That is an opportunity has opened up for further continued participation, meeting new people, etc. But I found myself reasons why I don’t need to go, because it takes two days to travel to another city, to solve problems with housing, food, and indeed I need to go somewhere! Then I stopped thinking that I came up with excuses and thought about what I would actually get from this trip to the semifinals. And I realized that I will get a new experience, meet new people who may be useful in the future, there will be an opportunity to win a prize, see another city, travel and have a good time!

As a result, I decided that the benefits are much greater and better to try than come up with reasons! I driving to a hackathon in another city, met good guys, got experience, went to the finals with the team . The final was to take place in another city too .... But this time I had no doubt and followed my rule that I should try! Then I driving for two more hackathons in different cities, I liked everything, in one of the hackathons I became the team captain! As a result, for six months I visited three hackathons in different cities!

Second example:

I doubted I could get a job. After the hackathon experience, I again followed the rule: "if in doubt - just try it"! And I decided to arrange a challenge from interviews. I just decided to have an interview for fun and see what level I am at. But after the first two interviews, they started to immediately invite me to work, which was a surprise for me, since my goal was not just getting a job. Now I have been working in an IT company for about a year.

So friends stop doubting, listen to yourself, take every opportunity and just try !!! Life is too short to miss opportunities.