When I launched my original blog site the very first post was entitled Leap Before You Look. The message was that you need to take action, you cannot get paralyzed by the endless process of getting ready to get ready. That being said, welcome to my new site. I am leaping forward, I am not quite ready, and yes there are probably going to be some empty sections of the site, BUT…
Better to be moving and changing direction than watching from the same vantage point indefinitely.
I am not suggesting being reckless and endangering yourself and others by leaping through traffic or off cliffs. But in our day to day lives, most of us are not at risk of plunging to our deaths, falling into vats of chemicals, or being pounced on by jaguars. Most of us face only the fear of making a mistake, and that is enough to paralyze us with indecision.
Live your life like a missile not a bullet. The missile corrects its course as it goes. It is capable of compensating for its environment, changing direction, adapting, overcoming, intercepting. The bullet moves in a straight line. Bullets are obstinate and once they take off in a direction they stop once they hit the first obstacle they come across.
Recognize that your first decision will almost without question not be the best option, since you are not making it based on experience. As you move forward, your perception and your perspective change and you can see the desired target with better clarity and precision.
Stop waiting. Just launch.
This may go against some conventional wisdom, like “measure twice, cut once.” But after all this is a blog not a piece of cedar. This is the 21st century information age. Mistakes can be deleted and edited. Change. Adapt. Grow.
Welcome to the new 15 Minutes Site.