Why you need to act here and now, and not wait for the right moment

"I will do it tomorrow", "I am impossibly tired", "I will not succeed." These excuses are familiar to all of us. It is because of them that we are constantly postponing everything and marking time in one place. If you are tired of looking for excuses and waiting for the perfect moment to decide on something, then be sure to pay attention to this article.

There will never be a perfect time to start doing something. He will not be when you are going to take on some grandiose project, want to write a book, spend time with your family, get rid of a bad habit or acquire a new one. Once you understand this, life will become much easier.

Do not wait. There will never be a perfect time. Take action immediately. Use whatever tools are at your fingertips. The best tools and opportunities will open to you only when you are already a little bit successful.

Napoleon Hill American writer

Stop making excuses

"I'm so tired". "I have no time at all." "I won't be able to." "Why not do it to someone else?" "It's too late to do something about it." "Some wrong time." "My ideas are boring." "I am not ready". "I'm afraid!". "Nobody understands me". "What if I fail?" "Somehow not enough motivation." "I still can't change anything." "I have no money". Oh, that's enough!

The only thing that stands between you and your goal is a shitty thought about why you can't achieve this goal, which you constantly replay in your head.

Jordan Belfort (Jordan Belfort) American businessman and writer

Making excuses for your idleness and the fact that you are constantly putting things off is pretty easy. The more time you devote to this, the less it remains to take real action to achieve the goal.

How easy it is to constantly say phrases like "I will only start doing something when I have more experience, money, connections, time or resources." By this mythical indefinite period, you will have accumulated a dozen more different excuses. This is a cyclical process. Once you get into this loop, it will be very difficult to get out of it.

Many people live like this all their lives, not feeling much desire to break out of the vicious circle of laziness and constant excuses. But there are those who find the strength to free themselves and start at least something to change.

Most of us strongly believe in the mistaken illusion that all work that we don't like or enjoy can easily be postponed until tomorrow (read: indefinitely). We hold on to this conviction until the work becomes an unbearable burden.

We always try to follow the path of least resistance, making decisions that will not violate our comfort zone. This provides a seeming illusion of security. That is why we so love to hide behind excuses. If you are serious about changing something, then it's time to get rid of the excuses.

Don't miss the moment

Successful people are those who know how to gather courage and use the opportunities provided to them.

Malcom Gladwell Canadian journalist

Looking back at life in old age, people often think about what could be changed. And they often fall into despair at how many things they could have done but didn’t. This wave of regret sometimes overwhelms the head, because so much time has been wasted.

An impressively large pile of things accumulates that were not made because of elementary fear or because of waiting for a more opportune moment. Then involuntarily comes the realization of how stupid it was to hesitate and be afraid.

Think about it, is it worth waiting for old age to realize this simple truth and no longer have the opportunity to change anything, or is it possible right now to take the word of all those people who have gone through this? If you are still waiting for a sign from above to start acting, then here it is: start!

Do not be afraid of difficulties

Easy to say, start. Sometimes it is very difficult to do this. It is difficult to take the first timid steps. Know that you can actually become incredibly cool and successful, not just dream about it. You can do absolutely anything, but only if you step out of your comfort zone. It is absolutely normal that at first you will be a little scared, because you still do not fully believe in yourself.

You already have everything you need to change the world. Don't look too far into the future. Learn to use what is at hand. The most important component of the success of any enterprise is you and your attitude, not the tools or resources that will necessarily appear over time. If you think too much about difficulties and obstacles, you will ruin any, even the most ambitious idea in the bud.

Get Started Now

It doesn't matter who you are or who you want to become. If you were born on this planet, then there were certain reasons for that. No one is ever born with a pre-established attitude to keep in the shadow of a stronger personality or always occupy only a secondary position. We choose our own destiny.

Stop torturing yourself with endless questions. Stop listening to everyone else. The world is waiting for you to finally accomplish something great. He is waiting for you to decide to say what you want to say for so long. Waiting for you to decide to implement your project or share your ideas with someone. He's just waiting for some action on your part.

Do you have a dream that you are afraid to even think about? It's time to do something to bring it to life.

We are used to thinking that we are not good enough for this, and we give up before we start. The fear of taking on something new will never leave you, but this does not mean that you need to sit still. Over time, you will be able to get used to it and accept it.

Self-criticism and self-doubt will also always loom somewhere nearby. The only thing you can do with them is just to act no matter what. Your first book, article, song, podcast, first work experience will not be perfect and will not completely suit you. And this is good.

After that, you will no longer be so afraid to express yourself and begin to move more boldly towards success, because you will already have at least some experience. You are no longer sitting still. Step by step, you get better, despite temporary difficulties and initial setbacks. This is what matters. The important thing is that you persist in moving on.

Don't wait for the moment when circumstances are perfect. Everything at once will never be perfect. There will always be some problems, obstacles and conditions that are far from ideal. Well, so what? Just start moving towards your goal now. With each step you take, you will become stronger, more experienced, more confident and more successful.

Mark Victor Hansen coach and author

Use for your own benefit all the enormous opportunities that the information age gives us. You have everything you need within arm's reach, you just need to be able to find. Remember that there will never be a perfect timing. There is not even such a thing as perfect timing.

If you feel the strength to start acting right here and now, then you should not restrain yourself. Do not wait for everything to be wonderful and amazing. Take action and stop reading this article.