I like the saying that “courage is not the absence of fear”, just because you are courageous doesn’t mean you absolutely have no fear in whatever initiative you have taken. No one in this world has no fear, if someone says that to you, they are either not being honest with themselves or are absolutely lying through their teeth!
Now, you will never accomplish anything in life unless you do something or take action.
I like the way my mentor and coach John C. Maxwell puts it, “Look at anything that you want to do or accomplish and understand two things:
1. If there is nothing on the other side, it will just make you a better and stronger person.
2. The odds are there is always something on the side – so do it anyway”
Sometimes I wonder how successful and fulfilled I would be by now in some areas of my life if I only had the courage to do the things I kept procrastinating about 10 years or even 2 years ago.
I made a decision that whatever I make up my mind to do, I will go ahead and do it. And yes, sometimes it doesn’t make sense to start when you feel unprepared or ready, use your instinct and gut feel to decide if this is something you absolutely must do. Whatever you do, stop procrastinating and like the NIKE slogan goes – JUST DO IT.
DO IT AFRAID!