A little while ago I said I would write a book tracing some of the lessons I have learnt in my time on this planet. I have started (actually about a third of the way through) I find many people have a problem getting started on a project, although I don’t seem to.

Plato said that the most difficult, yet praisworthy action for any individual is to start whatever they are contemplating. I got to thinking about this and I believe I have hit upon one of the major reasons for our hesitation in starting anything.

Please stay with me on this, for I believe what you are about to read may have a positive effect on your life. That is, assuming you apply what I am about to point out.

Before you commence whatever it is you wish to do it exists only within you. For those of you who follow my writings you will understand it is in your universe. That is the place deep withing you that is unique to you. It is where you live. It contains your hopes, fears, memories, emotions and values. It is the essence of you and is unique to you. It is here where your ideas originate. But, at first they only exist there.

For you to have these ideas manifest you have to either communicate what it is you want to happen, or actually begin to do something. You have to bring it into existence, both on a mental plane and physically.

In other words you must CREATE something. Yes, you must CREATE. It is at this point people get stuck. They will find all sorts of reasons to put it off. There is only one thing stopping them.
FEAR

What do you mean? You may ask.

Well, to bring something into existence is to make known something that is, at present, unknown. People have a fear of the unknown. Did you ever see the original movie “Alien?” It was terrifying. The reason why was that never, on any occasion did we see the alien creature.

So, because you are facing the unknown, you hesitate. All sorts of doubts creep into you mind. Will I be able to do it? What will other people think? What if I fail? On and on these questions go, paralysing you.

Do you want to overcome this barrier to better living? I have a suggestion. I never recomend anything I haven’t tried myself, so you can have a measure of confidence that what I am suggesting, does work.

As you know, I write a great deal and I never suffer from writer’s block. All writer’s block is an inability to start. It is based on fear and fear paralyses. To overcome fear you must recognise one great truth.

IT’S OKAY TO MAKE A MISTAKE.

Whenever you do something new, be prepared to do it badly. All you have to do when you make a mistake is look at it, learn from your error and simply,

DO IT RIGHT NEXT TIME.

Perfection is unattainable and recognition of that enables you to act without unrealistic expectations. There is not a person on the planet who was born with perfect ability in any area of living.

We all have the capacity to learn and, indeed, learning is one of the greatest adventures you can undertake. You expand as a person, grow, both mentally and spiritually and become a more worthwhile person.

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO TO BEGIN THIS JOURNEY IS TO START

I don’t know if you realize it or not, but you are the one who creates your life and the sooner you actively begin to do that the greater life will be for you and those around you.

Have courage, my friend, and START.

Live well,

Ollie Lind