Sometimes You Just Need to Jump

“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great”, is one of my favorite quotes from Zig Ziglar. Whether we are discussing fitness goals, a career change or a financial plan, new habits are hard to start and even more difficult to maintain but most people never even venture close enough to life’s edge to jump. We make the excuse that “we’ll get around to it” or “start next week”. However, as Napoleon Hill reminds us, “Those who will not take a chance seldom have one thrust upon them.” Sometimes you just need to jump!

“Those who will not take a chance
seldom have one thrust upon them.”

For me, this post is my jump. I postponed this numerous times, busying myself with everything except writing, and each time strategizing how I will “really get after it” the following week. The thing is, we all struggle with a fear of the unknown. We might be incredibly bold or disciplined in one area but lack the confidence or experience in another, and we just need to start.

So perhaps as you read this, there is something you’ve been putting off or waiting for the right time to begin. Take this as a gentle nudge, sometimes you just need to jump! And as you launch, remember there will always be obstacles, but as John Maxwell puts it, “where there is hope in the future, there is power in the present!”

Make it a great week!