What are you waiting for?

I just viewed Brian Schwartz’s video where he discusses why he started interviewing entrepreneurs in the first place to eventually create his new book 50 Interviews. He started out interviewing others just to get a sense of what that lifestyle was all about.  He suspected that he was an entrepreneur at heart, but wanted to know more.

Isn’t that where most of our great inspirations come from:  indecision.  I always say if I cannot decide something important, it is probably because I don’t have enough information to make a good choice.

It  makes a lot of sense to fully consider all of the ramifications of a change in lifestyle before taking the gigantic leap of faith necessary to quit your day job in hopes of instead creating the life you have always imagined for yourself.

Fortunately (at least that’s how I view it now!) I lost my job in 2004.  That made it a lot easier to take the leap into the unknown.  But I still hesitated for a couple months before starting my dating service.  Then I decided that the old unemployment checks would be running out soon, so why not?  I also loved that Risky Business line: “Sometimes you just have to say what the fuck and make your move!”

Near the end of Brian’s video he tells of how a good friend asked him one day:  “Would you like to know when your life will end?”  Brian said yes so he could get lots more done before that moment.  His friend replied:   What are you waiting for?  That could be tomorrow!

To me this is an excellent summary of the pungency of midlife, the powerful reality check that hits us suddenly over the head one day and says:

Hello, your time here on earth is definitely limited…time to wake up and finally become all that you were meant to be!

What are YOU waiting for?

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