Shall I cross?
The obvious question is the first one (seen above). Once we get closer to the finish line, another question awaits us.
Is it worth it?
In a calm place, like where you are most likely reading this, the answer is simple, “yes.”
However, when we are in the thick of things, closing out a project, we do all sorts of mental calculus to figure out if crossing the finish line is worth our time.
Some of the questions we ask ourselves include:
- How will I look?
- What is everyone going to think?
- Who am I to do this?
Often, the hardest part of a problem is starting to solve it. After that, it is finishing. The curses of “being perfect” and “is it the best” can stop us in our tracks.
Our minds crave comfort and normalcy. The minute we decide to provide something new to the world, we fly in the face of that.
It comes with an emotional, mental cost. We have chosen to choose growth over stagnation. Nothing is free.
The truth is, those questions above, and many others, don’t matter. Learning how to conquer those does.
From the desk of Adam Thomas 