Here are a few things from my experience of starting over.
Never be afraid to start over. It’s a chance to rebuild your life the way you wanted all along. - Unknown
We all have an idea or a dream that we're too afraid to try. Don't let you keep you from reaching your potential.
1. Don’t undervalue what you’re already good at
I have reinvented myself many times in my life but success has always come from what I was already good at.
Don’t ignore what you are already good at just try and get better at it.
2. Re-invention takes time
You can start something in a second. You could start it right this minute, but the trick is to keep going and that’s hard when the going gets tough (and it will).
3. Don’t believe everything you think
The moment you doubt whether you can do something is the moment it becomes impossible for you to do.
4. Don’t let indecision dictate your decision :)
5. Don’t let what you can’t control distract you from what you can
Don't be distracted or frustrated by what you can't change. Instead, look at what you can. Only then can you move forward.
6. Embrace uncertainty
We live in uncertain times and uncertainty is unsettling.
We prefer the familiar, the safe, the predictable and that is perfectly understandable, but that’s not easy (or even possible) in a fast-changing world.
Perhaps the safest route to take is to embrace uncertainty. Step into the unknown on your own terms. Don’t be a hostage to the actions of others especially complete strangers.
Don't be scared.
Get out there, do what it is 'you' want to do and see what happens.
7. You’ve got time
We rush at everything. We do too many things at once. We try to multi-task multi-tasking and it’s a fool's game.
We exhaust ourselves and this turns enthusiasm into self-doubt and self-doubt into self-sabotage.
We think everyone else is doing everything better, quicker and more successfully than we are.
Be patient. Take it one step at a time.
You have more time than you think.
8. ‘0’ is ok
It’s where everything starts. It’s the beginning of it all.
Don’t be afraid of it. Don’t worry about. It’s not the end it’s only the start.
Zero is the risk you have to take to get where you want to go.
It’s a good place to be at the beginning because the only way from there is up.
I’ve been there many times and you never stay there for long.
9. Success is not somewhere else
It's not around the next corner, it's not over the next hill. it's not the next business idea.
Stop waiting for the next opportunity to come along, the next idea to appear, the next relationship, the next dream, the next bit of guru advice.
Most of the time we give up just when we are about to succeed.
It took me too many years to learn the lesson. Don't make the same mistake.
Finally here is a verse from a wonderful song by First Aid Kit
‘… gotta keep on going,
looking straight out on the road
Can’t worry about what’s behind you
Or what’s coming for you
Further down the road.
Try not to hold onto what is gone,
Try to do right what is wrong
Try to keep on keeping on…’
…………….
As always thanks for taking the time to read this.
-Arthur Luke
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