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ADVANCE CONFIDENTLY!
“COMMITMENT is the only thing that gets you through the chasm. Commitment takes you from “that’s a fine idea” to “it’s done.” Commitment is risky, because if you fail, it’s on you. On the other hand, without commitment, you will fail, because art unshipped isn’t art.” -Seth Godin
This quote can be found in Seth Godin’s little purple book, V is for Vulnerable. I believe commitment is the bridge that helps us get from where we are, to where we want to be. So, the real question is, just how do we go from “that’s a fine idea” to “it’s done?”
Terrified!
The feeling I was experiencing just before hitting the publish button on Amazon can best be described as terrified. It could also be described as exhilarating.
When I finally published THE SOMEDAY SOLUTION, How to Go from Unsure to UNSTOPPABLE “One Day At A Time” I experienced terror and exhilaration in almost the exact same moment.
Does this sound familiar? Think of your last rollercoaster ride at your favorite Amusement Park.
Why would we intentionally expose ourselves to the terror that IS the rollercoaster ride? Why ride it?
Why would we expose ourselves to the fear of rejection? Why risk it?
Life is risky!
It’s so risky, none of us are getting out alive…
So then, what are we REALLY afraid of?
This is the real question we must each answer. The answer will be different for each of us but at the core, at the root of the question, will be some form of fear or I’m not good enough and this is normal.
What’s not normal and must be learned is to act anyway. This is “The Dance.”
In my opinion, fear is not something to be overcome. It is to be embraced like a dance partner.
When we place our hand in the small of the back of fear (or your dance partner), we will discover we can take control of it/them the same way the lead, unbeknownst to the uninformed, flawlessly steers the direction of the dance with a little pressure, so their partner knows what to expect next.
Learning to dance with fear is learning to trust that it will respond to our gentle commands if we commit to standing our ground.
Commit to start first. Then, commit to finish!
Everything begins first in thought, then in action. All action is preceded by thought. Before we ever move forward on any thought or idea, we must first choose to begin. Once we choose to begin, and only once we choose to begin, do we move forward.
The way we choose to begin is to make a commitment to start. We don’t have to know exactly how we are going to get from where we are to where we want to be, as a matter of fact, what stops many people from becoming all they are capable of, is the belief that they must somehow already know how they are going to get from A to B.
The majority of the time, the initial process or plan we used to determine where we want to go will have changed or the market will change and it is only in our ability to adapt to the change that we will develop the new path forward.
It’s impossible to connect the dots until we begin the process and we usually can’t even see what the process was, until after we have already arrived at whatever destination success has delivered.
Needing to know all the details of the how will have us missing emerging opportunities as they appear. We must be open to the process and trust in our ability to shift or pivot as necessary to overcome the inevitable obstacles that are sure to appear on the path.
Staying committed to our desired outcome is important. We begin with the end in mind. We simply COMMIT, then figure it out as WE move forward!
Create art, our work is our art, our art is our work…
Keep Pedaling, Keep Going, Keep Growing!
Advance Confidently!
