Why You Should Start Before You’re Ready

?“All progress begins with a brave decision.”? – Marie Forleo

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The fact that I've always been a planner won't surprise anyone - a meticulous planner for that matter. Additionally, even though I've heard the saying "start before you're ready," I've never actually done it.?Until lately.? I refused to do anything for years before I was really ready.? Anything else felt kind of weird.

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What prevented me from moving forward? Fear. Resistance to change. Resistance to trying anything novel or unusual.? A fear that change was dangerous.

You've probably experienced this as well.? Our early education has emphasized planning and study to the point that it is becoming a barrier.? For many of us, it is a barrier to progress.

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However, I've lately discovered that it's wise counsel to begin before you're ready.? Particularly while attempting something novel or frightening.? For you will never "feel" prepared to take on any of those tasks.? Hence you won't ever perform them.

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Isn't remaining motionless much more terrifying?? thus it indicates that you're trapped.

I've learned a lot by stepping outside of my comfort zone and performing these things before I felt ready. I'm going to share some lessons with you today.? to teach you how to begin before you're ready.? And escape from stagnation or impasse.

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More often than not, opportunities come to us when we’re not ready. However, you need to start before you’re ready for these factors:

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Reason 1:? Doing is the Best Teacher

You don’t know what you don’t know, right?? This is yet another phrase that I’ve heard all my life – but never given much thought to what it really means.? And, to be honest, I’m not sure that I completely understood it.? But now I do – at least I know what it means to me. You’ve got to go do it – and learn along the way.

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Reason 2: Mistakes are Magic

This is all about making mistakes and learning from them.? Ever notice that you learn best after failing at something or making a mistake?? Failure is often our best teacher. And what we learn from making mistakes tends to “stick”.? That’s because mistakes force us to rethink our assumptions, what we’ve been doing, and how we’ve been doing it.? They require active thought.? We must analyze what didn’t work and why to move forward.? I’ve found that my biggest life lessons have come from mistakes.

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Reason 3: Acting Creates Momentum

Planning can go too far and create analysis paralysis.? I know I’ve found myself caught up in it from time to time.? You can get stuck planning for every contingency you can think of.? Never mind the fact that you can’t anticipate every contingency (which is why some of us get stuck in the planning phase and never move past it).

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Reason 4: It can be riskier to do nothing than it is to get started

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Reason 5: Purpose is revealed primarily through action

Believe it or not, your purpose in life isn’t to plan and never (or almost never) take action.? So, what is your purpose?? I don’t have the exact answer for you.? But I do know that you’re going to get much closer by doing something – especially when moving towards something that is exciting to you (and even a bit scary).