I wanted to post one thing I found particularly affecting from “The Five Second Rule” by Mel Robbins:

We have these stories we tell ourselves about why we aren’t putting forward our best effort. Personally, I am great at telling these stories.

Here is a non-exhaustive list of excuses I have justified not taking action:

  • I am afraid of success
  • I’m lazy
  • I’m stupid
  • I’m bad at business
  • People will think I am stupid
  • People will think I am ugly
  • People will think I am talentless

When reading, I was forced to deal with the question, “What if you’re wrong?”

It hit me like a fucking truck.

The excuses aren’t even fucking true. I would rather have abuse myself than count from five, stop thinking, and just take the next step.

Failure or rejection will not kill me. As she states, “success is a numbers game” so I just need to keep racking up the numbers. The only way to fail is to stop taking the next step.

Also, what I think about myself matters way more than other people. If I do the right thing, provide more value than I take, then the right people will find me.