Success is not just for others, It’s for you too. A lot of people will see other people’s success and think, “wow, that’s great. Good for them, but I could never do that” or “That worked for them but that wouldn’t work for me.” This type of thinking keeps you from ever even trying to reach your goals. This is an internal defense mechanism used to keep you “safe”. Your mind will convince you to never start, this way it is protecting you from the possibility of failure. Although these thoughts are meant to keep you “safe”, they end up hurting you by keeping you from taking action. Action that would lead to becoming the very best version of yourself. When you hear your thoughts telling you, “that won’t work for me” or “I can’t do that”, realize that this is an internal defense mechanism that is trying to keep you from failing but really it is keeping you from reaching your full potential. Once you recognize this you can then choose to ignore it and take actions that move you toward your goals.
Taking imperfect action is going to bring you closer to your goals than taking no action at all. Don’t let fear of failure hold you back. Anyone who has reached any level of success understands that success is not a straight line, there are a series of ups and downs along the way. There will be failures along the way but that is ok, everyone who has traveled this road before you has experienced failures too.
I encourage you to take imperfect action, to learn and to grow. Learn from the ups and downs and the failures along the way. As long as you keep trying and keep learning, you will reach your goals.
Imperfect action beats taking no action at all. Do the thing!
-Jason
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