If not now then when

I feel like this week's article is a sequel to the one from last week because I have the same thought process and emotion as I did last week in relation to just starting on whatever it is you want to start on. I have had times where my mind has just been rich with potentially scalable project ideas which would not only benefit me but also those around me. The reason why none of you have heard about these projects is because all of them are still waiting for something to happen first before they can take off.

Bear in mind the biggest dream killers are procrastination and the search for perfection.

Procrastination is is the action of delaying or postponing something. So basically everyday you say I will start tomorrow or next week Monday for no clear reason then you my friend are slowly turning into a consistent procrastinator but it doesn't have to be like that. Like I always say...the reason why you never do things is because your brain is always trying to keep you safe and comfortable so when it comes to dream chasing, your brain will always work against you if you let it. 

One of the main causes for procrastination would have to be the search for perfection before any action is taken. Try and analyze your thought pattern when it comes to coming up with project ideas and see how long it takes you to decide on whether you want to do something or not. So let us say the idea is for you to start working out so that you can have the body you have always wanted. The first thing that your brain does is to indicate how much hard work and effort would need to be put in, the amount of time and money to be invested into it, the time it would take to reach the goal and also all the other nice things you will have to abandon in order to attain the goal.

What your brain fails to show you however is how good you are going to look after the whole process is done. No thing ever comes easy and your brain knows this so it is trying to keep you safe and make sure you are comfortable too so working out everyday at 4am becomes a no no. However if you focus on the positive results that will come from the hard work then you will see that the pain and hardships are pale in comparison to the benefits you get to attain. So always ask yourself whether the end result is much greater than what is encountered in the process and if it is then just go for it man.

As we start the new week, I pray that your house is put in order and you start on the projects you want to take on no matter how unprepared you may feel. Have a blessed week and Thank God its Monday

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