Resonated with this so strongly, Brad. And it reminded me of a booked called The Confidence Gap”… have you read that book? In it a core theme was something like, “the actions of confidence come first, the feelings of confidence come later”. Your post here further drove home that theme of: just act.
Thank you for your writings which have helped me in my journey.
Thanks, Doc. Appreciate the kind words, and I'm glad you found this resonant. I haven't read the Confidence Gap, but I love that premise. True confidence always comes from evidence.
1. "Perfect is the enemy of good" Thinking that everything has to be in alignment, all unknowns must become knowns, waiting for the right time.
2. Getting started is the hardest part, like overcoming inertia.
Spending all of my energy focused on "being perfect" prevents me from even getting started. A bad start is better than no start, its possible to correct mistakes after being on the move, not while sitting still at the starting line.
This is great, Brad. The idea that you don't need to fix a feeling before you can act resonated a lot with me. Over the years I learned I don't have to be motivated to do stuff. Once I get moving, I usually keep moving. I just do the old trick of setting a timer for five minutes and commit to doing the thing for five minutes. But once the five minutes are up, I almost always keep going.
Resonated with this so strongly, Brad. And it reminded me of a booked called The Confidence Gap”… have you read that book? In it a core theme was something like, “the actions of confidence come first, the feelings of confidence come later”. Your post here further drove home that theme of: just act.
Thank you for your writings which have helped me in my journey.
Thanks, Doc. Appreciate the kind words, and I'm glad you found this resonant. I haven't read the Confidence Gap, but I love that premise. True confidence always comes from evidence.
Reading this makes me think of two things:
1. "Perfect is the enemy of good" Thinking that everything has to be in alignment, all unknowns must become knowns, waiting for the right time.
2. Getting started is the hardest part, like overcoming inertia.
Spending all of my energy focused on "being perfect" prevents me from even getting started. A bad start is better than no start, its possible to correct mistakes after being on the move, not while sitting still at the starting line.
This is great, Brad. The idea that you don't need to fix a feeling before you can act resonated a lot with me. Over the years I learned I don't have to be motivated to do stuff. Once I get moving, I usually keep moving. I just do the old trick of setting a timer for five minutes and commit to doing the thing for five minutes. But once the five minutes are up, I almost always keep going.
Yes! Right thinking follows right action!
needed this today!!
Glad it found you and you found it!
Perfect for those times in my match when I’m down (and other times in life) ….Think: Okay, this might be harder than usual, but I can manage.
Exactly
Or, as Taylor Swift sings: I can do it with a broken heart… I’m miserable and no one knows, I always hit my mark… I’m so productive, it’s an art)..🌝
This is a great read for anyone under constant and sometimes unsuspected high pressure!