I’m curious about how success starts. When I meet a business
owner, especially someone who is still very enthusiastic about her work, I want
to ask, “How did you get started?” It’s easy to see the results of her
starting, but I want to know the story behind her success.
When we see other people’s successes, be it starting a
business, a non-profit organization, or fulfilling a lifelong ambition, we see
the finished product. It appears to be a linear process. They had an idea, made
a plan, and worked the plan step-by-step. One success followed another until
now they have a thriving business, organization, or lifestyle.
We believe this is how it worked for them, but we don’t think it can work for us, so we don’t get started. The divide, the gap between where we
are and where we want to be feels too big. I agree. This approach won’t work
for us, and it didn’t work for them either.
I’ve learned that success starts by just doing something.
Learning from our actions. Doing something more. It’s a spiral more than a
linear process, and it takes time. But it always
begins with putting something into motion.
I’m going to be writing a lot about starting. It’s the topic
for my new book, The Power of Starting.
If you want to get the most out of these blog posts, think about something
you’d like to start. Why do I care so much about starting? Because at your 80th
birthday party I don’t want you to look back with regret about what you didn’t
do.
There is only one perfect time to get started. It’s TODAY.
Right now. Even before you finish reading this blog post, you can put something
into motion. Send an email. Make a phone call. Sign up for a class. Don’t put
it off until tomorrow. You’ve already done that because today is yesterday’s
tomorrow. If we don’t start today, we’ve missed lots of tomorrows.
Just do something. That’s how your success starts.
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