“When some cold tomorrow finds you…When some sad old dream reminds you…How the endless road unwinds you…While you see a chance – take it…Because it’s all…on you!”
It is said that success begins at the end of your comfort zone. Most people don’t find out whether this statement is true or not because they don’t want to venture outside of their comfort zone. After all, it is called a “comfort” zone for a reason. For some people, like top athletes, fear of failure is a greater motivator than achieving success. On the other hand, fear of failure can also be a paralyzing factor that causes you to remain inside of your comfort zone and promise yourself that you’ll do something when the timing is right. The problem with this mindset is that life doesn’t happen in a vacuum, and the timing is never right!
Life just happens, and time slips away faster than any of us care to admit. When we lie to ourselves about “someday,” we are simply setting the stage for future regrets.
I recently came across a video entitled “What if Money Didn’t Matter?” (see below). It is only three minutes long, but that is all the time that it took to make me take action and start making changes to live the life that I want to live.
If you took the time to watch the video, you may have also had an “a-ha moment” that made you think twice about your future. The day that I watched the video, I decided that I would replace “someday” with today, and immediately sprang into action.
It has been a few weeks since I watched the video, and a lot of progress has been made in a short amount of time. I reached out to people from my past that I thought could help me achieve my goals. Each of them agreed to help me in whatever way that they could, just as I would for any friend that needed my help with something. One former colleague in particular has been instrumental in helping me come up with a unique idea that will lay the foundation for the future.
The action that I have taken over the past couple of weeks has been on my mind for a while, but I was guilty of putting it off until the timing was right. Sometimes, all it takes is a little bit of motivation to put plans into action. And though there have already been bumps in the road, and more will certainly follow, there is a lot of satisfaction derived from putting the wheels into motion and enjoying the ride, no matter where your journey takes you.
As “The Great One” – Wayne Gretzky – famously said…“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take!” Steve Winwood’s lyrics go hand-in-hand with Gretzky’s message…“While you see a chance – take it!”
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