It's time to jump

"Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must be overcome first." ~Anonymous

How many times have we saved something that we want to do for when the opportunity is "perfect?" Once we have waited long enough, how many more excuses do we make to keep putting off what our hearts desire and who we long to be?

I have been thinking a lot about procrastination lately. Mostly because I am guilty of it. There are a few things that I have been "planning" for and putting off because...well...I don't know exactly why. I think it is fear. I think I fear jumping because of failure. I feel like my attempts will be a joke and will not be taken seriously. I'm scared at what might happen if I go outside of my head knowledge and actually take action.

I read and study books that tell me "how." Maybe this is what keeps me from moving forward. I tell myself that if I read enough and if I get enough information, then I will be ready. The conditions will be perfect and I won't fail. I psych myself up to do something that I truly believe in only to fall short at times. I know I am capable, but I don't know how far that will take me once I step out and make it happen.

I don't feel like I am alone here.

So many of us want to wait until we have just enough money, we know just enough people, or we are perfectly stable in our careers and in our lives. We want to conduct these experiments in perfect conditions. The truth of the matter is that nothing is perfect. Nothing is promised. Life is not guaranteed and neither are the chances we take (or don't take) while we are here.

What we know can only take us so far. What we do will be a true test of character.

I challenge you, dear friend, to take that chance that you have been thinking about and planning for. Even if it is scary, just do something to move you in that direction. Put the fear aside and know that whatever the outcome, you will still land on your feet. I promise that I will too. We can jump in together holding hands. Life will continue on and we will be okay.