The Fastest Way to Feel Successful is to DO IT!

Planning and strategizing isn’t my way.  I just jump in!

It hasn’t always been the best choice, but certainly has provided me with plenty of great stories!  And luckily at 51, I can still repeat most of them.

This is why I loved the book, The 5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins.  The premise is that you take action before you have a chance to second guess or procrastinate, and by moving you actually shift your mindset.  5,4,3,2,1… GO!  It has worked like a charm for me!  After reading, (ok listening on Audible) to this book, I searched for a life coach online and I emailed her.  I didn’t think about it, I just did it.  In fact, when she agreed to take me on as a client and asked if I was ok with her fees, I had to be honest and tell her that I didn’t even know what they were!  Luckily, she laughed… and didn’t raise them.  It was three intense months of jumping in, over and over again.

I decided to start Heidi’s Clubhouse in about as much time as it takes to brush your teeth.  I set a date and started inviting women before I had worked out the details of the first gathering.  Then, I came up with ideas for some workshops because I needed to have a way to monetize this new business.  I named the workshops, set the dates and then created the events on the site Eventbrite.  Only then did I think about who I knew that was a specialist who could lead the workshops!  It was a completely backwards approach, but it worked.

I know myself well enough to know that if I spend too much time thinking about doing something, I will inevitably find reasons that I couldn’t, shouldn’t or am afraid to take any action.  I quit before I even begin.  Deep down I’m afraid to tackle most new ventures.  Just like most people, I’m afraid of not being good enough, or qualified enough or smart enough.  When I take action before I allow myself to overthink it, I feel a small sense of accomplishment before I have a chance to feel any kind of fear.

I realize that fear is what causes most people to not try anything new.  They don’t change jobs, leave bad relationships, or get out of their comfort zone.  Like most people, I don’t want to get to the end of my life and feel like I wish that I would have done things differently.  I want to be BOLD!  I am less afraid to try and fail, than I am of feeling like a failure because I didn’t try at all.  I’m afraid of having a boring life.

I haven’t always known that doing things this way is unique.  But, now that I do, I’m on a mission to teach other women how to find the courage to be brave for just 5 seconds.

You have the power to change your life!  5,4,3,2,1… GO!