"There are risks and costs of a program of action, but they are far less than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction."
John F Kennedy
I was reading "Getting Things Done" (I would highly recommend it) and came across the above quote and thought that it belongs in a daily attitude email.
I was thinking that the perceived risk and costs are the reasons that most people don't get started on their goals.
They think:
What if I fail....
A gym membership is expensive, what if I don't use it....
What might other people think....
I'll get started tomorrow...
Short term all these feel comfortable. It feels comfortable not to add something to your seemingly overflowing plate. It feels comfortable not to challenge yourself. It feels really uncomfortable to fail.
But I think JFK had it right. The long term consequences of these short term decisions are not even close to worth the short term "gains". I put gains in quotes because I believe that with a little practice and persistence, meeting your goals and challenging yourself becomes even more comfortable.
Think about some of the habits you have right now that you would like to change. Take a risk. Make a change to one of them today.
Replace a bad habit with a good one today and start the process of reaping those long term rewards that far outweigh the short term comfort.
Jake
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