We all dream big. It’s those big dreams, which on the surface, look amazing; but when we sit down to make them happen, it can feel overwhelming and impossible to achieve.
When this happens, we start to doubt ourselves, hold back for fear of making a mistake, or don’t try at all because we might fail. Our problem isn’t that we don’t know how to take initiative. Our problem is that we see initiative as a big step that can only be taken all at once.
Here’s how to make the process easier.
How To Take Initiative In Your Life
1. Start small and start where you are
Don't change. Don't force change, fight for it. Don't put your head in the clouds, but instead on the ground, think about the present, not past. Think about change. Be you. Don't be that person you walk past on the street but you.
2. Don’t focus on the immediate results, focus on building a routine
In sync with small changes, routines are the foundation of any constant action. There is no value in trying to start something when you are going to stop in two weeks because you only did it once.
Schedule 20 minutes a day, commit to those 20 minutes and do that for a month. Once you’ve seen the results, expand on it, slowly, in small portions, and keep it going. The goal is not to overdo when you do take initiative. The goal is to consistently engage in it, to never giving up
3. Accept that you will stumble often
We are all afraid of failure . We all want the quick path to success. But it does not exist. Whatever project you are looking to undertake, I guarantee you will stumble, you will fall, and there will be failures.
In the early days, your progress might not be fantastic. But it only goes from garbage to flowers if you can accept that you will stumble. Instead of looking at it at failure, look at is an investment that you put into each day to get better for the next.
Take initiative. Start today – not tomorrow, not next week.
Define a routine and the small pieces that will form a bigger whole in a month or two months that you can work towards each and every day. Don’t sway from your course, don’t give in excuses or easy outs.
Commit, every day, to contributing to some part of your goal. It might take a while for you to get there, it might not go as fast as you would like. But by consistently chipping at it – you’ll get there, you’ll make it happen, and it will be worth it.
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