LIVE WITHOUT LIMITS — The Podcast — 19 - 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! Killer ifs are the biggest enemies of a successful and limitless life — they avoid to LIVE WITHOUT LIMITS.
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LIVE WITHOUT LIMITS — The Podcast — 19 - 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! Killer ifs are the biggest enemies of a successful and limitless life — they avoid to LIVE WITHOUT LIMITS.