Starting is the enemy of overthinking, a motto of successful people.
'Just do it' succinctly sums up this principle. Experience is the basis of human development. Questions like 'What if' or, even worse, 'What might have been' never lead to experience but often block action and further development.
Do you also know people who spend their whole lives thinking about 'ifs'?
When I've finished this…
When I retire…
When the children are grown up…
When I've finished studying…
When I have children…
When I have this job…
When I've achieved this…
When I have more money…
When I'm healthier…
When I'm slimmer…
Ten completely superfluous 'ifs and whens,' but they do one thing very successfully: they prevent the person who makes the statement from taking action. The condition of the ifs is already relieving; you can perfectly explain why you must postpone action. You are the driven one, and it is never your fault. Hundreds of other 'ifs' allow billions of people daily to leave their situation as it is, even if they are typically unsatisfied with it.
But these little 'ifs' are still beaten by the big 'ifs'; I like to call the big 'ifs' the killer 'ifs.' The killer 'ifs' are:
If I don't make any mistakes …
If I may …
If I could …
If I'm happy …
Have you ever met someone who confronted you with a killer if? Or do you occasionally use killer ifs yourself?
Be honest!
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If I don't make any mistakes… you have to continue: Then you're not living!
Then you are just waiting for the end, your end—only those who make mistakes start to act and stop their (often endless) deliberation. Mistakes are part of life; mistakes are good, and mistakes are necessary. Without mistakes, you learn nothing. Be happy about mistakes; every mistake makes you grow and helps you move forward. The day you start to accept mistakes and see them in a positive light, you bury that killer if.
If I may… you have to continue: You may!
Many unconsciously transfer limitations from some regions of their lives into their entire lives. Of course, you must not hit people, torture animals, steal, and much more. But you can ignore and leave behind a great deal of what you are told you cannot do. You can ignore social constraints and restrictions.
An excellent example of this is social conventions. “You don't do that,” “You're not allowed to do that,” or “Nobody wants that here” are usually based on social constraints and restrictions that are merely informal and that it often makes or can make sense to ignore. With politeness and kindness, but firmly. It's just that systems like society like to see it differently.
Another example: You may deny any property inspection by the property appraiser. The system, that is, in this case, the government, will keep telling you otherwise. Still, of course, you may and should deny — never cooperate with the government. Many people do it because they never trust the government and don't see why they should do so. Of course, you may also comply because avoiding discussions with the government is more convenient. You can go both ways; you decide, not someone else!
Conclusion to 'If I may…': You may do much more than systems and conventions allow and want you to believe—endless more. Use your freedoms to LIVE WITHOUT LIMITS!
If I could… you have to continue: You can!
You can do so much more than you think! Your only fundamental limitation is your thoughts, starting with the idea: If I could. Start doing what you want, and you will see that it works. You will make mistakes. Then you will learn. You will fall. Then you will get up again. You will experience resistance. Then you will overcome it.
Believe in yourself, then you can achieve anything you want. You can do (almost) anything (see above) – except doubt yourself. The best thing you can do for yourself is to do exactly what you are addressing and postpone with 'If I could.' Start it, do it, and stop wondering if you can do it. Use your power of thought for your actions, not your doubts, and you will succeed.
When I'm happy… you have to continue: Be happy!
Become happy if you are not. “How so?” you may ask now. Stop thinking and start — whatever you want. And you will quickly realize that the power of action is magical!
You will be proud of what you achieve. You will be pleased to have started. You will constantly have new ideas that arise from your actions. You will receive praise and recognition. And you will notice that you begin every day anew and become much more satisfied than when thinking about how to start.
Guaranteed!
As soon as you start, you will understand:
The best is yet to come!
To leave your known world is an essential part of starting …
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Starting is the enemy of overthinking