When Are You Going To Do It?
Created In: CANVA
You know what it is that you want to do. You've written it down. You are getting prepared to take action. You are reading articles and watching videos by the dozens.
When someone asks you a question about the topic, you sound like a walking encyclopedia. People are amazed by your knowledge about the topic.
Your excitement about the topic is actually so "contagious" that "clueless Johnny" down the road also started reading about the topic and not before long, he took action and started doing something about it.
A couple of months later you see Johnny again and he can hardly contain his excitement. He's had a few hick-ups here and there, but he learned from them and he seems to be well on his way.
He asks you why you are not taking action. He's convinced that with your knowledge you'll be like a run-away train.
But your response is "I just don't know enough yet. When I take action I want to be fully prepared. So yes, I'll do it someday...just not now."
And there is your first stumbling block.
Someday is not a day of the week. ~ Janet Daily
Yes, someday is not a day of the week...and it's not a month of the year either.
When are you going to start? If your answer is "someday", you might as well just give it up now and say you're never going to start. At least that will be a more definite and accurate answer.
"Someday I'm going to do this, that and the other...". No. Someday will always be someday and someday never comes.
Another excuse that often goes hand-in-hand with "someday", is "I'll do it as soon as I'm ready".
When will you be ready? If you can define what "ready" means, okay...
If you can say "I will be ready as soon as my registration is completed"...or "as soon as I receive my certification"...okay, there is something specific that you are waiting for.
But in too many cases people cannot define in detail what "ready" means.
And especially when you base being ready on "when I feel ready", it's not going to happen.
And all the time while you are waiting for "someday"...waiting to "feel ready", nothing is happening and you are wasting precious time.
You will never plow a field if you only turn it over in your mind. ~Irish Proverb
Source: CANVA
Yes, you can read up about it as much as you like, you can watch videos until your eyes pop out, you can think about it, talk about it...but nothing will happen until you start doing something.
Have you ever caught yourself looking at someone else and you see the results he gets, his success...and you thought to yourself "What's wrong here? I know twice as much about this topic as this guy. Yet, he is making money out of it while I'm battling from paycheck to paycheck, working for a horrible boss. If I only had the money to go on my own I could also do this...".
No, it's not really just about not having the money... It might be that you really do not have enough capital now (if capital is needed), but then you can make a plan to get some capital. Start a savings plan for example.
You see, you just haven't done something about it yet, and he did.
Start doing something. Ready or not. And not someday...do it today.
As long as you don't do something, nothing is going to happen.
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. ~ Wayne Gretzky
I'll share some of my own stats with you just to illustrate this point. Bear in mind, I'm still one of the small little fishes in the pond...lol.
When I arrived here on the blockchain, I liked what I heard and I found it interesting.
Was I ready? No!
I didn't even know what to be ready for...
Am I going to be writing/posting? Am I going to re-invest the crypto that I am supposed to be earning from the actions I take?
So, I just did what heard I was supposed to do and I started creating content...on average about once per week. I tried to engage as well as I could and I started up-voting other people's work if it was interesting to me.
Did I create content every day as I was supposed to?
No. Because in my mind "I wasn't ready to create so much content".
Then, by about the end of July (this year), I decided that it's all or nothing. I decided I was just going to jump in and try my best to create fresh content every day.
Again... Was I ready? NO!
Was I nervous? Heck, YES! But I did it anyway.
Now let me give you some comparisons.
Hive Power
- By the end of June I was still battling to add 3 HP to my HP balance in a month.
- In August I added 28 HP to my HP balance in one month.
HBD
- At the end of June I added 0.866 HBD to my balance in one month.
- At the end of August I added 8.647 HBD to my balance in one month.
HBD Savings
- At the end of June I had zero savings.
- At the end of August, I had just over 18 HBD in my savings account.
Please, this is by no means an attempt to impress you. I say again...I am still a small fish in the pond. If you start comparing these figures to some of the "big guys" here on the platform, you'll see what I mean.
This is only to show you what happened just because I took action...and then what happened again when I changed what I was doing...ready or not...
I hope this will inspire you to stop putting it off until "someday" and start doing something now.
Thank you for reading my post.
Nice write-up bro actually you are talking more of procrastination and to be candid with you procrastination is the mother of failure as they say because when you procrastinate about doing something in which you can actually do immediately or within a short time and instead you procrastinate it enough until you get not to do it is equals to failure when you don't do something you can't expect a result I mean a positive one so procrastination should be stopped with immediate effect if someone actually wants a good results
Thank you for the kind words. And yes, you are 100% right, this is absolutely about procrastinating.
You are giving a good description of it in your comment.
Thank you for stopping by and for giving your input. I do appreciate it.
You'll love this - Tonight I'm cooking linguini and red clam sauce for my son and myself. It's true that a watched pot never boils, but I digress. My son just came back from the archery range. I asked him, "did you have fun"? Yup! he said. I was so terrible shooting righty that I switched to shooting lefty to see if that would help~! Nope~! hahahaha It was then that the phrase came out "You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take" As least you got out and had fun. Wait he says, I switched back and kept practicing and hit nine bullseyes in a row. It was there that I thought to myself, this is a good stopping spot. hahahah High Five~! Good times. So then I come over to your post because, like I mentioned above about the pot.... Your post about "When are you going to do it." What cool timing on a three day old post that I'll be submitting to @dreemport for curation. You guys are fun~! :)
You said you are a small fish in the pond. hehehe but you know that you have detailed exactly how to become a bigger fish in the pond! hehehe
by STARTING.
that is one of the BIGGEST holdups that everyone has and you detailed that very well in this post! I hope lots of small, medium and bigger fish are listening - hehehe cuz this isn't just about blockchain - this is about life!!!! nicely done! :)
Thank you for those kind words! I really do appreciate it!
Yes, in reality, I am still a small fish in the pond...but that's not to say that that is what I see in my mind...lol!
Yes, this is about life indeed!!
Thank you for all your support and encouragement. I appreciate it so much!!
hehehe and our imagination is one the most powerful gifts - isn't it? it is the precursor that sets us on the path to create new worlds! :)
Absolutely!
It is an inspiring post that is talking about the most difficult point of any task i.e. to start. Starting anything is the most difficult point. It often happens, I keep on thinking I have to write this and this but I am afraid of starting. I feel like I don't have enough knowledge or vocabulary to finish the topic, but when I start the way is made on its own. The ideas become coherent and thoughts are lined up. So yes, I stand by the point, there is no someday. Start it and let it go by.
Thanks for @dreemport that brouggt me to this inspiring post.
Well, thank you to @dreemport for bringing you here and to you for leaving such an awesome comment.
I've been battling with that same thing...being afraid of starting. What if I don't know enough or if people don't exactly understand what I want to say (English is not my first language, don't know about you...but yes, another obstacle/excuse)?
Until I decided to just start. And it's exactly as you say...as you start, the thoughts, the ideas, everything you need, just starts flowing. It's actually a great experience.
Thank you so much for sharing your own experience and giving us your input on this topic. I really do appreciate it!
English is not my first language either and yes that becomes an excuse for me. But the truth is unless we start we can't learn. Sometimes, I need to spend quite a noticeable time on one apt word but it means a new word has added to my vocabulary and the next time I will be quicker
I just love your attitude! "Unless we start we can't learn".
You take an obstacle and you turn it into an opportunity to learn! That is great and I salute you for it!
Keep up the great work!
Thank you so much for the appreciation in such an amazing way 😊
Growth is a part of everything we do in life. It comes in different shapes or forms. When you realize how small you are as a small fish (fingerling) or (juvenile) it's just a stage. With time, a small fish, when well fed will become a whale. I'd prefer you trust the process and keep doing your best.
I found your amazing post through @dreemport.
Thank you for stopping by and to @dreemport for sharing my post.
That is so true. Trust the process and keep doing your best. Well said!
If you keep doing that, nothing or nobody will stop you from growing!