One Step Forward
We probably get hundreds of ideas daily, but how many do you actually move forward with?
A bit about me — I’m a personal trainer, and I worked inside a gym teaching classes and leading group sessions for multiple years. I always enjoyed the idea of running my own classes and building a community.
Guess what though… I didn’t move forward with the idea.
Many factors can stop you from acting on your ideas: procrastination, doubt, fear, or lack of funds. There’s a plethora of factors out there. The point is, it only takes one to stop you from taking action.
Minimising the gap between idea and action is vital. Literally vital — I’m not even exaggerating. The moment you start moving forward with an idea, it becomes harder for your mind to talk you out of it.
Recently, I took action on a goal I had.
I wasn’t prepared.
I didn’t have all the relevant knowledge.
Yet I still acted on it.
One day last month, I was on my way back from a conditioning session and sat outside Big Ben in Parliament Square. The urge to create my own fitness community rushed in. I had a conversation with myself — and with God — and that same night I went home and created the Instagram page for the community.
That first step wasn’t major. But it was movement in the right direction.
Fast forward to today (10th March), and I’m hosting my first event at the end of the month. I’m still learning as I go, but I’m grateful for the skills I’ve developed over the years that are helping me now — things like marketing my event, reaching out to people, and the coaching knowledge needed to design a workout people will enjoy and push themselves through.
Now imagine if I had procrastinated with this idea.
I wouldn’t be hosting an event at the end of the month.
People probably wouldn’t even know about the community.
And this is what happens most of the time — we don’t execute on the ideas we have.
I once heard a saying from an entrepreneur:
“Rich people trust their vision and doubt their fears. Poor people doubt their vision and trust their fears.”
Regardless of your financial state, this applies to anyone.
Stop doubting your vision.
Stop trusting your fears.
The next time you have an idea — and I mean one that genuinely resonates with you — take one step forward. However small that step is, just take it.
Whether you’re ready or not.
Just take it.
P.S. I’m currently on the train and decided to write this.