It Starts

“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” — Theodore Roosevelt

This writing is Certified Human

The Obstacle

We wake up late
Things get in the way
People are unreliable
The weather does not cooperate.

We don’t have enough
Resources
Skills
Knowledge
Help.

Others
Do it better
Have done it longer
Are more established.

There are constant
Setbacks
Learning curves
Roadblocks
Difficulties.

Getting going
Seems pointless
When focused on the finish.

Nothing comes easy
At first.

We stall
Thinking
Planning
Intending…

To start.

The Gift And Opportunity

Each day
Decision
Choice
Action
An opportunity
To start.

Each step
One closer.

The beginning
Is overwhelming.

The middle
Messy.

Eventually
We master.

It starts
By starting.

The Practice Of Self-Mastery

• Start
• Do the next step
• Accept the struggle
• Keep starting

CHEAT CODE: STOP → START → ACCEPT → KEEP STARTING