Sometimes you just don’t feel like doing it. Whatever it may be. Right now, I don’t feel like writing this post. But I made a commitment to do 30 days at least. I can’t break that commitment.

The thing is, when you don’t feel like it, you just have to start. That is something that took me a while to learn. And now I use it as often as I can. Once you start, you build momentum, and momentum keeps you going. At the beginning of this post, I had no idea what to write about. So I just started by saying I didn’t feel like it. Then, all of a sudden, I have a paragraph. I start getting in the flow. Now, it’s much easier.

The blank page can be intimidating. But it doesn’t have to stay that way. Write one word and the page isn’t blank anymore. Do one thing and you’ve successfully gotten out of your head and into doing mode. You can either think about everything you want to do, have elaborate debates in your head of the pros and cons, or you can simply do something.

When you do something, don’t set your expectations very high. The entry cost has to be minimal. The bar has to be as low as possible. That way it’s easy for you to reach for it. Once you’ve got a grip on it, move it a little higher. And then, a little higher still. The little steps count. If starting isn’t easy you won’t do it. So make it easy. As easy as you can think of. Don’t worry if it seems ridiculous, just do it, no one will ever know.

Also, never expect your stuff to be perfect. It never will. Accept that it will probably suck at first; that it might be terrible. It will probably suck for a while. You have to be willing to be vulnerable.

Vulnerability is uncomfortable. And like anything that is uncomfortable our natural instinct is to stay away from it. If you want to grow, lean into your vulnerability, get uncomfortable, admit you might be wrong and that what you do might not be the best.

Then, be grateful that you took action. What you have produced might be terrible, but at least you made something, instead of endlessly thinking about it. You can come back tomorrow and make it better. And as you keep this in mind, don’t forget that tomorrow isn’t guaranteed, so appreciate today.