The right conditions may never arrive. Why you should start where you are, and what happens after the first few clumsy steps.
A lot of people have the feeling that they’re stuck in one place and going nowhere.
I know that feeling too, because I used to wait for better conditions before I’d start acting.
Then I realised that good conditions may never come, and that it makes sense to start where you are, with what you have right now.
On top of that, a very strong source of motivation is the simple fact of having started.
The moment we take the first few steps forward — even really clumsy ones — we immediately begin to understand where to go next, what exactly is missing, who to call for advice.
The moment we start moving, the road more or less begins to appear under our wheels on its own.
It’s far easier to steer a car that’s already moving than to turn the wheel while parked with the engine off.
And what helps you get moving again when you feel stuck?