What are you waiting for??

Are you finding you are constantly getting ready? Always one more thing to do before it is finally done? More things to learn, to consider, to acquire, before we can act?

There is a time to take DO. Things need not be 100%, or even 80% - in fact it seldom is. Successful people make decisions quickly and change their minds slowly – and they never wait until circumstances are perfect. They act when they know it is more beneficial to act than to wait, at any given point.

And do not confuse patience with in-action; it is an active “wait”, not a passive one.  Procrastination on the other hand, is.

Having no choice is very painful. So act before you have no choice.

How do you know it is “time” to act? Here are a few simple keys:

·         Learn to trust your inner voice. I have often written about this, and, truth be told, yes it MAY sometimes it does lead us astray (when we confuse the inner voice with that little voice on our shoulder or with impulse!), but the more we listen the better we will become at recognising a true calling. Learn to recognise how it manifests (I get familiar physical sensations that I have come to recognise as my internal “radar of 80% readiness”).

·         Journal. We are human beings and often forget or fail to realise patterns. Journaling, apart from the tremendous healing power of writing down your thoughts and experiences, actually helps us to detect and recognise our life paths. It provides clarity.

·         Are you using “perfectionism” as an excuse? Come on, we are evolving creatures. What is “perfect” now may not be perfect later. Stop hiding behind that and rather make your actions more “perfect”.

·         Ask yourself the question: Does it serve to wait? For what purpose? For what purpose? For what purpose? Get honest and get clear.

·         Understand why you are not acting. This is probably the single most important thing, and sometimes we need the objective perspective of a coach to see this, and help us to break through it. The duty of our subconscious is to protect us, and it will keep us in a comfort zone to do this. Is it fear? Baggage that you can’t let go of? A dead-end that you can’t seem to get out of? Awareness of the limiting belief is the first step to eliminate it.

·         Know that it sometimes takes courage. In the famous words of Nelson Mandela, “Courage is not the absence of fear, but the ability to act despite the fear.” And know that one action will lead to a next…and to a next…and to a next…That is the nature of growing, and learning. It is never our final action, until we die.

I’ll say it again. Having no choice is very painful. So act before you have no choice.

Until next time…there is something I need to do! J

Love and light,

Celeste