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It doesn’t feel like the first half of the year is done
Rather, it feels like the first half of a decade has passed.
I was talking with a friend the other day
About something that happened a while ago
It was like four months back.
But we both felt like it was last year or the year before.
There’s an energy in the air that makes the moment seem urgent
Like we need to understand things now
Take action yesterday
Maximize it all.
But what if it’s just burnout from our perceived inaction before?
The pendulum swinging to the other side
From new reality checks?
Maybe we’re all afraid we’ve been running in circles
And now feel like the solution is to run faster 🏃🏾♂️💨
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But fear won’t get us away from fear.
The reason why you may feel like it’s Groundhog’s Day
Is because you think action is the antidote.
It can be
But only if your next move actually makes sense.
And sometimes
When we’re dealing with the same relationship issue again
Fall back in the quicksand of self-doubt and confusion
Sense the same damn feeling we’re sick of now
Then we’re not actually running in a circle
We’re seeing it from another perspective.
Life is changing for you
It just is hard to tell
When it’s inches
That eventually turn into miles 📏
🚀 Read more in a previous newsletter: I Just Felt Like Running 🏃🏾♂️💨
⏳ Waiting for perfection is the same as saying you’ll never do it
High standards are fantastic. Unrealistic standards are enlightened masochism.
When you’re waiting to be perfect:
😖 You get stuck before you even start
📚 You pile on more academic or social credentials to be “ready”
🔄 You begin a cycle of guilt and shame over what you could have done
You should ship even if there are flaws, just like you should be slightly embarrassed by your previous work, as consistency breeds growth. Here hip-hop producer The Alchemist acknowledges that even his legendary career is fueled by more misses than hits.
🙋🏾 I’m Damon! (http://www.damonbrown.net) I help side hustlers, solopreneurs & others like yourself bloom. As a bestselling author, 2x startup founder & 4x TEDTalker, I co-founded the popular connection app Cuddlr and led it to acquisition within a year while being a stay at home dad with my infant son.
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