I wanted to write something on fear of failure, not taking risks etc...however I stumbled upon this article from Dr Kem Thompson an acquaintance of mine......I couldn't put it any better...Enjoy!
DON'T GET STUCK IN ANALYSIS PARALYSIS
Dr Kem Thompson
There's a condition that holds a lot of people back from
progressing towards their goals. I've been guilty of suffering
from this condition on some occasions, and maybe you have too.
It's been called 'analysis paralysis', and is a form of perfectionism.
Here's how it looks: you have an idea. It could be a project that
would generate extra income if you pulled it off. It makes sense.
It sounds feasible. Heck, it even sounds easy and straightforward.
Then days pass, weeks pass, months pass and you still haven't taken the
first step towards making that project a reality. Rather, you're still
thinking about how you're going to solve every problem before you
get started. You're analyzing the idea to death, literally.
You want it to be perfect before you launch.
As a result, you never launch. All you have is an idea. Possibly a
very good one at that.
While you're dilly-dallying, someone else comes along with the same
idea, launches the project , warts and all, and starts making
a lot of money with it (as a result of the benefit it's bringing to lots
of people). You then feel like kicking yourself, thinking 'if only I'd
acted when I had the idea, I would be the one enjoying all this success...'
If this has ever happened to you, you may be interested to know how come
someone else got the same idea and ran with it. You see, thoughts and ideas
are all around us. They are living vibrant things, each seeking a vessel of
expression. When a thought finds its way into your consciousness, you
have the power and right to decide what to do with it. This has many
consequences and implications, but for the context of this article we'll
stick to one.
If the idea in question is, for example, an idea for a book that you could
write, and you sit on the idea, analyzing it from every possible angle,
that thought is not going to stay waiting for you to wake up and put it into
expression. It will, having left its seed in your consciousness, leave
and seek a more willing and proactive vessel. It continues travelling
through the 'ether' in this way until it lands in the consciousness
of someone who starts writing that book the day the idea arrives in his mind.
There it makes its home, growing and developing according to the action taken by its new, proactive owner.
Dr Kem Thompson
There's a condition that holds a lot of people back from
progressing towards their goals. I've been guilty of suffering
from this condition on some occasions, and maybe you have too.
It's been called 'analysis paralysis', and is a form of perfectionism.
Here's how it looks: you have an idea. It could be a project that
would generate extra income if you pulled it off. It makes sense.
It sounds feasible. Heck, it even sounds easy and straightforward.
Then days pass, weeks pass, months pass and you still haven't taken the
first step towards making that project a reality. Rather, you're still
thinking about how you're going to solve every problem before you
get started. You're analyzing the idea to death, literally.
You want it to be perfect before you launch.
As a result, you never launch. All you have is an idea. Possibly a
very good one at that.
While you're dilly-dallying, someone else comes along with the same
idea, launches the project , warts and all, and starts making
a lot of money with it (as a result of the benefit it's bringing to lots
of people). You then feel like kicking yourself, thinking 'if only I'd
acted when I had the idea, I would be the one enjoying all this success...'
If this has ever happened to you, you may be interested to know how come
someone else got the same idea and ran with it. You see, thoughts and ideas
are all around us. They are living vibrant things, each seeking a vessel of
expression. When a thought finds its way into your consciousness, you
have the power and right to decide what to do with it. This has many
consequences and implications, but for the context of this article we'll
stick to one.
If the idea in question is, for example, an idea for a book that you could
write, and you sit on the idea, analyzing it from every possible angle,
that thought is not going to stay waiting for you to wake up and put it into
expression. It will, having left its seed in your consciousness, leave
and seek a more willing and proactive vessel. It continues travelling
through the 'ether' in this way until it lands in the consciousness
of someone who starts writing that book the day the idea arrives in his mind.
There it makes its home, growing and developing according to the action taken by its new, proactive owner.
Of course it's not perfect when you get started, but get started all
the same. In doing so, you send out a message to God that you beleive
this project will end the way it was intended when the idea was planted in
your mind. This act of faith gets rewarded, as long as you persist in acting
on the idea.
What idea(s) are you sitting on?
Are you concerned about what others may think of your idea?
Are you worried that you might look clumsy or silly?
Are you scared that you might fail?
What others think is not a valid reason not to take action now.
Your looking clumsy or silly is not a valid reason not to take action now.
Fear of failure is not a valid reason not to take action.
Truth be told, you've got no valid reason not to act on your idea right now.
Can you imagine if a baby, once he got the idea that he ought to start
walking, got so bothered by the fact that he hadn't perfected the skill
yet that he refused to take the first step?
That sounds ludicrous doesn't it?
Yet that's what many of us do sometimes.
My challenge to you today is what Nike exhorts you to do: 'Just do it!'
Take one little baby step towards it. Focus on that one step for now.
You can think about the next baby step once it's time to take it.
The way I see it is this: if you're going to 'fail' at the project, get
that part of the process over and done with in a hurry, so that you can
get onto the next part.
Be like the baby learning to walk. Know that no matter what project you
undertake, you'll make mistakes along the way. Each mistake is a learning
process, not a failure to discourage you. Expect and embrace these
experiences when they happen. Learn from them and move on.
Don't let that idea be taken from you and given to someone else who's
proactive with their life.
Be bold. Take action today.
the same. In doing so, you send out a message to God that you beleive
this project will end the way it was intended when the idea was planted in
your mind. This act of faith gets rewarded, as long as you persist in acting
on the idea.
What idea(s) are you sitting on?
Are you concerned about what others may think of your idea?
Are you worried that you might look clumsy or silly?
Are you scared that you might fail?
What others think is not a valid reason not to take action now.
Your looking clumsy or silly is not a valid reason not to take action now.
Fear of failure is not a valid reason not to take action.
Truth be told, you've got no valid reason not to act on your idea right now.
Can you imagine if a baby, once he got the idea that he ought to start
walking, got so bothered by the fact that he hadn't perfected the skill
yet that he refused to take the first step?
That sounds ludicrous doesn't it?
Yet that's what many of us do sometimes.
My challenge to you today is what Nike exhorts you to do: 'Just do it!'
Take one little baby step towards it. Focus on that one step for now.
You can think about the next baby step once it's time to take it.
The way I see it is this: if you're going to 'fail' at the project, get
that part of the process over and done with in a hurry, so that you can
get onto the next part.
Be like the baby learning to walk. Know that no matter what project you
undertake, you'll make mistakes along the way. Each mistake is a learning
process, not a failure to discourage you. Expect and embrace these
experiences when they happen. Learn from them and move on.
Don't let that idea be taken from you and given to someone else who's
proactive with their life.
Be bold. Take action today.
Dr Kem Thompson is an International Speaker and Author. She teaches Success and Personal Development strategies in a down-to-earth fashion - even children 'get it'!
She has written the highly acclaimed Success Manual, 'Days of Success Collection' (currently being updated), as well as numerous articles published which continue to bring in good reviews from satisfied readers.
Dr Thompson is an accomplished speaker and trainer who delivers talks both live and virtually (teleconference, web conference) on how to harness any of 7 Beliefs of Highly Successful People (TM) to create outstanding results in life, work or business.
She lives in the United Kingdom and is also a practicing physician while pursuing her passion of reaching a wider audience with her life-changing messages via the written and spoken word.
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