poetry in motion
it’s all about action
poetry in motion
Many situations in life are similar to going on a hike: the view changes once you start walking.
You don't need all the answers right now. New paths will reveal themselves if you have the courage to get started.
Enough courage to get started + enough sense to focus on something you’re naturally suited for + enough persistence to stay in the game long enough to catch a few lucky breaks + a lot of hard work.
There’s your recipe.
So much is changing so fast. To be born at this time is to be born into a moment that makes each decision and each act a tidal wave into the future
Just by virtue of existing right now each of us has an epochal calling. Look at it. Each of us has to choose how we want to face the blessing and weight that offers
What holds many people back from taking initiative is not laziness. It's fear.
Inaction breeds rumination and feeds anxiety. Action builds momentum and fuels confidence.
Some ideas won't work. Some people will say no. But in the long run, it's better to fail than to fail to try.
A sense of purpose doesn’t come from thinking about it. It comes from taking action that moves you toward the future. The moment you do this, you activate a force more powerful than the desire to avoid pain. We call this the “Force of Forward Motion.”
Phil Stutz • The Tools: 5 Tools to Help You Find Courage, Creativity, and Willpower--and Inspire You to Live Life in Forward Motion
a pattern I’ve noticed with people who try to “optimize” their lives:
they (and really I mean “we”) want to do things in an extraordinary way, and figure out the best path to approach & achieve their goals
but this desire to optimize usually doesn’t come from love, it comes from fear: fear of what will happen if they do things the “wrong” way or... See more
All of the people I know who are very talented and could be hugely successful have an obvious cringe activity standing between them and their reward and they just aren’t yet willing to walk into the tsunami of cringe
when an object is in motion it will basically stay in motion. This is what we refer to as momentum. This is why small steps can be so valuable. They offer momentum at a fairly low cost.