January 12

Daily Law: Confront one of your limitations–one of the obstructions in your path–today. Break beyond it, climb over it, think your way around it. Don't run from it. It was created for you.

I should have come up with this idea on Jan 1st but it didn't come to mind until today. I've read The 48 Laws of Power and the 50th Law by Robert Greene and this year I'm reading The Daily Laws. This book won't magically change my life, I'm aware of that. But that isn't my intention for reading it either. My goal this year is to implement new habits that will help me grow in different aspects of life. It's a natural law that if you're not growing, you're dying. When I think about it, me starting this journal today kind of correlates with today's law. My obstruction has always been overthinking, or analysis paralysis. I'm sure I've missed many opportunities trying to wait on the prefect moment to take that leap of faith. Most of the successes I've had in the past feel like it was accidental because I can't recall it stemming from brave action; it kind of just happened. Even as I make this post I'm unsure of what exactly it will ultimately lead to. But this time I'm doing something different with that chilling feeling of uncertainty. I'm using it as fuel because I have a vision. And this is the first of many steps it will take to realize what I have in mind. So from the kettle to the pot, you can't be good at something from the start. And don't compare yourself to others either, it's the killer of all joy. Instead, work to be better than you were yesterday. Choose to learn something new, or dig deeper into a subject you already know.