I want you to be one hundred percent honest with yourself.
If you knew in your heart of hearts that everything you tried would work out well, you’d never fail, and you’d have absolute certainty throughout the process, would you be living your life the same way you are now? Of course not.
That litmus test can be used on almost anyone. Put “content” people through this test and all of a sudden their ambitions would change. You show disdain for the things you can’t get because it’s too painful to admit you can’t get them.
But here’s the thing, you can achieve the outcomes you want. You’re just getting in your own way. We all do this. You think about an outcome you want to have and you feel like you’re going to work toward, but you hesitate. Why? Because “you have to think about it.”
The smarter you are, the worse off you are, because smart people are better at calculating risks. When you’re smart, and you likely are, you can see all the downsides to a situation before you even try.
What if you fail? What if you embarrass yourself? You could lose time and money in the process of trying to pursue a dream. Your efforts might go to waste and time is the only thing you can’t get back in this life.
You think, think, and think some more, but usually, nothing ever gets done.
