"Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will." -Suzy Kazzem

The following concept is from a talk Lewis Howes gave at his Summit of Greatness last October 2018.

He mentioned that the 3 causes of self-doubt that hold us back from starting and chasing our creative dreams fall into these buckets of fear:

Imagine a 3-ring Venn diagram with each fear located in a circle. At the overlapping center is the feeling of "I'm not enough."

In today's episode, I'm giving you 3 reasons to overcome your fear of getting started now, so that your future self will thank you.

In the book The Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing by Bonnie Ware, the number one regret from those on their deathbed was, "I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me."

Bonnie states, “This was the most common regret of all. When people realize that their life is almost over and look back clearly on it, it is easy to see how many dreams have gone unfulfilled. Most people had not honored even a half of their dreams and had to die knowing that it was due to choices they had made or not made. Health brings a freedom very few realize until they no longer have it."

Final thoughts:

Don't let the thoughts and influences of family, friends, or acquaintances deter you from pursuing your calling—don't settle for an average life!

Avoid the trap of tomorrow, I'll start this when I:

My Biggest Regrets

My biggest regrets have never been, "Damn, I never should've attempted that."

My biggest regrets have always been, "Damn, I wish I would've started doing that sooner."

Take Action

Action leads to failure, which is necessary for growth.

"Do what you fear, and fear disappears." - David Joseph Schwartz

What is the one thing that's holding you back from chasing your creative dreams?

By the end of the day of when you first hear this episode, I challenge you to get uncomfortable and take that first step toward attacking that fear.

This could be having that hard conversation with a loved one about your dream, sharing your work on social media for the first time, or signing up for that workout class. Whatever it is, take action and don't fall into the trap of tomorrow.

Don't go to your deathbed regretting the action you never took. You deserve to be happy.

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