Many quote that the first step is always the hardest, hence the saying “to start is to have completed half”.
In my experience, the thing that holds us back is all in our mind, causing us to procrastinate. We suffer more in our imagination than in reality.
We need to overcome the fundamental instinct to take it easy. Many defend inaction in the notion that we should work smarter than harder. Agreed, but we need to work incredibly hard to be smarter.
Getting over the hurdles starts with setting a goal, having purpose and meaning in what we want to achieve, and then focusing on that. We can do anything that we set out to achieve by taking responsibility.
If you struggling to clear that 1st step, the problem is on the inside, don’t fall into the victim trap of blaming others, your environment, your upbringing, or even your genes.
There was a period in my life, some call it a middle-aged crisis (menopause), where I focused on longevity until I realized that it was less about living longer and more about adding life to my years. Suddenly, those 1st steps became a “walk in the park”.
We grow more in discomfort than in comfort. If we don’t start, we are 100% wrong, taking the first step might only be 40% proper, but it is infinitely better than 0%.
Don’t settle, especially when you are younger; keep pushing. Climb the first hurdle for you, other people cannot make you happy. Don’t mask the reasons for not starting, get to the root cause.
Think Bigg-r 