“The only way to start is to start.” —Terry Hartshorn
Are you waiting on perfect conditions before you do the thing you’ve been putting off? Those perfect conditions aren’t coming. So start now.
I’m writing from my dining room table… with Power Rangers playing in the background… a kid with a fever dependent upon me for water, food, and compassion. And yet I write, because this is my time set aside for writing.
Truth be told, I want uninterrupted “Deep Work” time in a back house/home office (closer to the beach)—window open, Mozart playing, whiteboards and dream boards lining the walls adjacent to bookshelves… But that’s not my present reality. This is.
And this is yours. You can only be where you are. And you must—you must start and build from exactly where you are if you’re going to move forward. If you are in denial (or depressed) about where you are it’s near impossible to get forward momentum. Be.
Embrace what is. You’re okay. Your life is okay. Your home, computer, health, finances… they are okay for today. Own them as your present reality. Thank God for what you have and where you are. Cultivate gratitude to improve your attitude. It’s your attitude—your joy, passion, and determination—that will propel you to what’s next.
But it begins by embracing your imperfect conditions.
Be where you are. And do the thing. Start.