When you’re frustrated in pursuit of your own goals, don’t sit there and complain that you don’t have what you want or that this obstacle won’t budge. If you haven’t even tried yet, then of course you will still be in the exact same place. You haven’t actually pursued anything.
We talk a lot about courage as a society, but we forget that at its most basic level it’s really just taking action–whether that’s approaching someone you’re intimidated by or deciding to finally crack a book on a subject you need to learn. Just as Amelia Earhart did, all the greats you admire started by saying, Yes, let’s go. And they usually did it in less desirable circumstances than we’ll ever suffer.
Just because the conditions aren’t exactly to your liking, or you don’t feel ready yet, doesn’t mean you get a pass. If you want momentum, you’ll have to create it yourself, right now, by getting up and getting started.
* Source: The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday