I hate to be the one to break this to you, but the planets aren’t going to align.
What the hell am I talking about?
The planets. And how we think they need to be perfectly aligned before we can jump into a new and scary venture in life.
But guess what? They’re not going to align. They’re going to be all jumbled and messy and crowded, just like our little human lives.
It’s not like the lights dim, the audience hushes, the spotlight shines on center stage, and all of a sudden everyone holds their breath while you begin your soft shoe routine. Unless you’re Gregory Hines. Then that might happen. But for most of us, this is not how it works.
Nope.
It’s more like a loud, ethnic family at the holiday dinner table, and if you want to be heard – if you dare to be heard – you need to jump in, interrupt, and shout your way to the top of the conversation! (Ask me how I know about this analogy!)
Life’s not waiting for you. The kids on the playground aren’t slowing down the merry-go-’round for you to delicately climb on. You need to jump into the fray!
If there’s something that you want to do or accomplish in life, today is the day to start the process of achieving that goal. While I’m not suggesting that you go into a situation unprepared, I am suggesting that we can get way too comfortable telling ourselves that we’re not ready yet or the world isn’t ready yet, and I can almost guarantee that both of those statements are true. Also true is that you and the world may never be truly and completely ready, so most of the time we just have to gather our courage and jump in!
So don’t sit around waiting your whole life for the planets to align in all of their astronomical glory. Be honest with yourself – it ain’t gonna happen!
Let go of your desire for the perfect moment to come along and create the perfect moment. Kick those planets into alignment! Starting right now.
Are you kicking planets?
Oh yeah. Kicking everything into place!