No, you don’t. That’s the thing about life – no one knows when their time is up. People mope around, thinking and planning what they’re going to do, but they never start because they have all the time in the world.”
How about you plan to start? Do something. Whatever your goal is, it has to get going somehow. Overthinking and finding little excuses that hold you over to the next week is not helping. Learn to act upon your thoughts. Make that connection to get started. Go to the store and get the supplies. Whatever it takes to get your idea going, do it.
It doesn’t have to be perfect. No one starts out perfect. All you need is the focus to be consistent with your work. Opportunities will start to come and you’ll need to be ready to take them on and find a way to help it manifest.
Always have something to do, other than going to school or work. Don’t be too lazy with your downtime. This is where you do what you want to do and see your goals into reality. If you knew you would be gone a year from now, what goals would you work on?
Begin acting upon your goals. As they say, “Rome wasn’t built in a day.” Dedicate some time everyday to your work. You don’t know when your time is going to be up, so work like there is no tomorrow.
On the other hand, what if you’re here until you’re 98? If you haven’t done anything with your time by then, you’ll have to live with the regret of not doing anything with your life that you wanted to do. Living with regret is like self-torture. Your mind will be filled with ‘what-if’ questions and you’ll think about all of the time you passed up, doing absolutely nothing.
We don’t know how much time we have left. The entire point is to live a life that fulfills you. Be able to leave a legacy or at least a story to tell. Accomplish those goals that were in your head. It may lead to an adventurous life that your grandkids would love to tell their friends. Don’t leave your grandkids (or this life) without a story. Start now.