Start Now
“The chief beauty about time is that you cannot waste it in advance. The next year, the next day, the next hour are lying ready for you, as perfect, as unspoiled, as if you had never wasted or misapplied a single moment in all your life. You can turn over a new leaf every hour if you choose.”
- Arnold Bennett
The F’ing Big Idea
We all have plans, ambitions and goals which we set and wish to achieve for ourselves for the near future or distant future. The only problem is that we tend to procrastinate and never actually try to accomplish them but we always think about them and they burden us because we can’t easily just “start” to work on them. We might all relate to these excuses one way or another, “I’ll start eating healthy next month.” “I’ll begin looking for a new job next month.” “I’ll start that side hustle after the holidays.” “Budget? I’ll start budgeting next year”. We continually delay, delay, delay, and we rob ourselves of the power of starting now.
The truth is, there’s no better time to start anything new than this present moment. Every minute, hour, and day that ticks by is an opportunity missed. Delaying any goal you might have set for yourself makes it that much harder to build momentum and achieve actually achieve it.
When starting our blog we hesitated for at least a week or 2 because we were so caught up on how we can do it right and how we might not be established enough as a business to run something as important as our own blog. But you know what, we still did it because whether we believed we could or we couldn’t we were right either way.
Starting now, no matter how small the initial step, sets the wheels in motion and creates a positive spiral of progress. Life is really all about trying new things everyday and we stay stuck while we ponder around the thought of failing or what other people are going to think of us.
We might blame procrastination for our lack of action but procrastination is often a manifestation of overthinking, fears, and doubt. We procrastinate because we might fear our own success, or overthink about the people we have to become in order to be successful or doubt that we might actually succeed. That’s about 60,000 thoughts wasted per day thinking worrying and doubting yourself, and not taking any step forward.
On of our writers Moses, often suffers from procrastination every now and then, he’s a hard worker but often loses himself and plays games for half a day in order to get ease the stress of writing and working his goals. He’s what you call, young, ambitious but lazy. He’s still is responsible for all our success on our blog and often reflects on his mistakes and that’s how the concept of “starting” now came from.
Here are 3 nuggets on why it’s important to just start:
- You’ll gain clarity through action once you start taking action.
Even in a tiny way, the path forward becomes clearer. You’ll gain insights, work through mental blocks, and figure out solutions sooner than later.
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Say you want to start recording your own music as a professional artist, the first step might be actually setting time aside to learn about the music industry and how you can make a name for yourself in it. You might start reading articles, books or novels written by music gurus and or start listening to podcasts which talk about the music industry as a whole.
Taking the first step is the most important thing because it shows how committed you are to achieving your goal. Might be a small step but the most vital thing is that you took it.
2. You’ll improve your skills and acquire better habits.
Whether you want to learn a new language, start a business, or get fit, skills and habits are built through repetition over time. Every delay makes the mountain feel taller. But if you start chipping away at it today, you’ll be amazed at the progress a few months down the road.
Rome wasn’t built in a day but people were laying bricks every second, minute and hour to make it what it is today. Same as whatever you want to start, it might take you weeks, months or even years to complete and achieve it.
3. You’ll get a head start on life.
In our rapidly changing world, those who start early have a tremendous advantage. Getting ahead of trends, creating value, and building skills sets you up for exponential growth while others are still standing on the sidelines. A small head start today can turn into a vast lead years from now.
Ladies and gentlemen, in conclusion
Don’t fall victim to the “I’ll start tomorrow” trap. Whether it’s launching a website, applying for jobs, or beginning a workout routine, take the first step right now.
Clear a tiny bit of space on your calendar, be it an hour, day or week where you just focus on what you’ve set to achieve for yourself.
Gather some initial materials (notepad or notes app), or just spend 10 minutes getting started.
You’ll be amazed at how quickly inaction turns into action, stagnation turns into momentum, and paralysis turns into progress when you simply start now. The future you will be thankful you did.
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