Weekly Quote: Ryan Holiday on Answering the Call

This week’s quote comes from Courage is Calling by Ryan Holiday, an author who is a continued inspiration for me.

Get Started. Go for it. Do it.

When starting a new project, you need encouragement to overcome the resistance. I am thankful for the family and friends who supported me as I launched this project because my negative soundtrack was loud! I didn’t fully understand what came next, and I was scared.

Now, seven months into publishing weekly entries with several regular features, part of the pleasure of working on this project is that I’m still figuring some of this out. I have ideas at various stages of creation, and I’m taking the time to write and think about them, to clarify and build them into something cohesive and tangible that I can share with you.

The vital first step in any creative endeavor is to begin. I started writing blog posts before registering the domain or even settling on the site name because I wanted to start by bringing my ideas to life. The more I wrote, the more confident I became and the more I wanted to accomplish. My confidence grew because I thought less in the abstract and took the time to get work done.

Is there something you want to do? If so, what are you waiting for? Start it, and know that it may become something other than what you originally planned, but know it will be yours.