Where to Start?

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!