You know that feeling you get right before you get on a ghost ride at a fairground, or the rollercoaster?
You know; when you are in the queue, checking you’re behind the yellow line, watching the group in front of you bravely taking their seats. Stoic. Heroic.
It’s the ‘oh crap’ feeling. You get butterflies in your stomach and your heart rate increases.
Your body is saying “are you sure about this? This is outside the norm. I’m not sure I’m in my comfort zone”. But your head is saying “Yes. This I what I want. I put myself in this position for a reason…didn’t I?”
This queue is taking f****** ages. The longer this goes on the more I’m going to back out.
And what about that time you wanted to suggest something to a large group of strangers or back at school when you wanted to raise your hand and ask a question about a topic that everyone else seemed to get. The longer you waited the harder it got. If you waited too long you would never ask that question or make that suggestion.
The longer you wait to do something that scares you, the harder it becomes. You keep putting something off. For weeks. Months. Years. A lifetime?
Sometimes it’s just better to jump in feet first. Get on the damn roller coaster!
You’ve thought about it for years.
You’ve wanted to for a while now so you know you want to.
What are you waiting for?
If you want something you gonna have to go out and fight for it. It’s not going to come about by wishing. It’s not going to appear over the horizon if you wait long enough. It’s not going to alter one iota if you don’t make the change. It is up to you… your choice.
Don’t put it off.
And beware; procrastination can come in different forms…in disguise if you will. The most potent of all is “oh, I’m a perfectionist, I’m not going to launch until everything is perfect”. WTF? when will that be? I’ll tell you. NEVER.
Nothing is ever completely perfect. At some point you have to bite the bullet and go with what you have.
Don’t let this happen, “It’s not the right timing. It’s not as good as it could be. I have lots of time to do it. It’s on the backburner for a while. I’ll do it once Christmas is out of the way. Easter, my Birthday, summer holiday…oh it’s Christmas again.”
When I started this business, it definitely wasn’t “perfect”. People told me I shouldn’t launch “in the current economy”. Perhaps I should wait and get the timing right. I could have. I could still be waiting now. My website wasn’t perfect. I am actually redesigning at as we speak. But the one I had did the job and got me various solid leads. The new one will be better. And I truly believe if I had waited for the perfect time I would still be at my 9-5 office job. Waiting. And making the leap would have been a lot harder.
The longer you leave it the harder it becomes. There is no time like the present. GO FOR IT NOW. Jump on the roller coaster. If nothing else, it’s one hell of a ride!
