The other day on The Mindset Mentor podcast, creator and host Rob Dial discussed a subject he's often stressed: the need to just get out there and start doing whatever it is you're trying to achieve in live...and stop the destructive overthinking and procrastination that is just a disguise, a self-deception masking the fear of being humbled and exposed as a failure. Dial makes clear that the only time you fail in something happens either when you never start or when you give up...messing up in itself is an integral part of the ultimate success you will enjoy. He likes to repeat his mantra of "Ready, Fire, Aim", deliberately juxtaposing "fire" and "aim" to emphasize that first you've got to get out there doing stuff...and then you can make the needed adjustments. Dial also stressed that it does no good to dwell on the enormity of the quest you're on, as if you have to accomplish it all in a day. Instead, focus on what you're going to do today and let tomorrow...and the next ten years...unfold a day at a time. Get closer to your goal by focusing on your direction and taking action, with less emphasize on your speed. The host gave as example that on a long road trip the driver takes in one stretch of the route at a time, not being concerned about what...say mile marker 240...will bring. Dial says that people make things out to be much harder than they really are and that if they've never done something before then they tend to think that they can't do it...all symptoms of overthinking. Instead, act like you're always "in the headlights" and immerse yourself in the area for which you've set your goals. Will you screw up from time to time and, God forbid, reveal to others that you're not perfect and could stand some improvement? Sure, but's that's an important part of it all. As for me, this broadcast hit home as I tend to delay starting new things because I'm usually at such a low level of competency in them...of course I am since I haven't started them yet!
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