“The Perfect Time…”

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Shared by Kristina Smedley

Many people probably wonder if I’ve gone completely crazy these last few months.
Every now and then I wonder that myself.

Start a business.
Obtain a professional coaching certificate.
Start a 90 Day Immersion focused on storytelling and business building.
Switch jobs at Boeing.
Think about starting a family.

Can’t I plan out my commitments a little better and not jump into everything at once?

Slow down a little.
Enjoy life.

The truth is, there is no perfect time to get started, to jump in.

Tommy Baker says it best in The 1% Rule:

“Since perfect timing is an illusion, then today is the only time – hence, it’s perfect…. The creator understands the myth of waiting around for the perfect time and knows waiting around for more money, less stress, and an abundance of free time isn’t reality.”

In fact, waiting around just makes me worry more about the money, the stress, the side affects.
I worry if I’m choosing the right programs.
I start doubting my ideas and passions.
I worry about how I will be a mom with all of this on my plate.

I completely drown out my heart that is telling me that this is it, I have enough information, and the time is now.

Instead, I go straight to my head and start coming up with pros and cons, risks, and opportunities.

The resistance sets in.

Tommy explains this feeling of resistance as, “the voices inside your head telling you not to do it. Resistance is the fear-driven, comfort-zone-loving version of yourself that identifies with the current you. Change those circumstances, create a new reality, and it freaks out, bringing you back down. It’s in love with the known and sees the unknown as a threat. Resistance is responsible for killing countless dreams and passions”

It takes over.

You guys know this feeling, right?

We’ve all been there. When we think back on it now, we probably recall some of our biggest regrets and wonders about what could have been possible for our lives. What might have been, had we just started.

I refuse to waste my days in resistance.
I won’t come to my last day on this earth and wish I would have just done it.
Just jumped in.

So, no I’m not crazy. In fact, I’m feeling better and better as I get further into these endeavors, with Sennad by my side, great friends/family, and an amazing sister and business partner!

As far as I can see, you either choose to get in the game now, the only time we truly have, or you wait, sit on the sidelines, and fall prey to the resistance. The resistance screaming at you to maintain status-quo, to fear jumping into the unknown.

The choice to succumb to this resistance leads, like it has for many others, to the “killing [of] countless dreams and passions.”

Mind. Body. Business. Relationships.
I’m choosing to jump in.

#FiercelyOptimistic

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