Have
you ever had an idea, a project or something that you know you want
to do but it seems like there is a mountain in front of you? A
destination you want to reach but you have no idea of the route? Have
you found yourself putting it off until tomorrow to avoid making a
start or let other unimportant or familiar tasks take over so that
you don't have to actually begin. At University, it may be the essay
that you know you need to write but you keep delaying the start of;
at work it could be the report your boss has asked for but you find
another email to respond to or you take another tea break to prolong
the start, at home its the new exercise regime you want to learn
about and adopt or the business you have always dreamt of starting
but you just don't know where to start. Making a start can be the
hardest part and being brave enough to make the changes necessary to
achieve your goal or complete your project means some changes may
need to happen.
A
way to encourage yourself is to imagine at the beginning how great
you will feel after completing the essay; handing the report to your
boss; fitting in your favourite jeans; finishing the project or
building your business. Think about all that you have now that will
help you start, such as your confidence, your creative skills or your
sales skills and your drive, your vision and your determination.
Think
of the end game and work backwards, work out the smaller steps you
can take to help you to break the project down. A project isn't as
daunting when its broken down into smaller tasks and you can see
yourself ticking off the smaller wins along the way. Rome wasn't
built in a day and neither was any great project; masterpiece, work
of art, business or anything of value. The first task maybe to make a
call to the friend, colleague or lecturer for information on that
article or journal which would help you with the essay or is it a
recommendation you need for a builder, an architect or the right
property agent. Is it attending your first gym class or making that
important first phone call. If there is something which you feel you
need to improve on, then get that down on your list as one of your
small wins such as signing up for that speaking course or signing up
for a sales course.
Being
pushed out of your comfort zone is exciting and takes you out of the
familiar. It can feel scary and daunting initially but when you make
that start and you see smaller tasks being completed along the way,
the feeling of satisfaction within yourself that you are moving
forward helps to bring on more progress and more success. So if it is
the course you need to sign up to, the new exercise class you need to
start attending or that first phone call that you need to make, its
about making that first step and making a start.
So
what are you waiting for... make that start today!
