Go Small For As Long As You Need To
Why “go big or go home” is dumb advice.
Go big or go home is a great line for social media.
Just picture it over an image of a guy climbing a cliff or hands on the wheel of a Porsche.
It works, you know?
But as a piece of advice? Not so much.
The problem is that when you go big, you seek greatness.
When you seek greatness, you become a perfectionist.
And perfectionism is a great soil for procrastination.
You’re not good enough for your big dreams.
During one of my favourite Oprah podcast episodes, Cheryl Strayed talked about her desire to write the next great American novel and how it kept her watching daytime TV while living off credit cards.
Because she didn’t feel good enough to write the next great American novel.
When something makes us feel like we’re not good enough, we avoid it. It’s subconscious and so much stronger than you.
That’s why I always hesitate to share a success story with my followers “just because”. I’ll share it in the right context. I’ll share it to convince them I do have the background to help them achieve their goals.