Daily Gratitude: “Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to begin.”

If you wait, you’ll never get anything done. Whether you’re waiting for conditions to be perfect or perhaps just one thing to be perfect. Or, maybe you just want yourself to be perfect. Nothing will ever be perfect so don’t even think about waiting.

Remind yourself that this kind of waiting is just a false front for fear. You’re afraid of what will happen; what you’ll look like; what others will say; etc.

So while you’ve filled your mind with all these worries and concerns, you’ve remained in your little cocoon doing absolutely nothing. Ask yourself what people will think and say about that. Maybe they’ll think you’re lazy, or that you don’t care about anything, or that you’re a snob or, or, or.

I would bet they aren’t thinking “oh isn’t that cool, he or she is just wanting everything to be perfect before they put it out there.

People don’t want perfect. If you have something, anything, that will help them, they do not want to wait until all the features you plan on are available. They want whatever will help them….NOW. And, if they get more later, that’s great.

Take a chance. People are more compassionate than you think. They accept mistakes if they know you are trying your best. You never know, someone who’s out there waiting for you to do your thing may actually help you in the long run.

Be brave. Remember that babies fall on their butts all the time, giggle and get right back up. Act like that smiling little one.