“No” rarely kills anyone’s dreams. Very few people actually get to the point of commitment and execution only to be run into a wall (or a mountain) of true impossibility.
“Not yet,” on the other hand, is a serial killer of what could be. And it kills with our full consent, but subtly so that we realize it far too late sometimes.
“The circumstances aren’t quite right for me to do that.” Not yet.
“I’m busy. I mean, I work a full time job and have kids and really want to write a book. Eh…not yet.”
“I’m not _____ enough yet. Once I’ve got that figured out then…” Not yet.
Ever notice how the circumstances are never quite right? How you never have enough time, money, or energy to do whatever it is that your heart is screaming (or, for some of you, whispering) at you to do? Here’s a secret you already know: nothing happens until something happens. And only one person can take the initiative. You.
So when you have the opportunity to procrastinate, choose the easy thing, or just do nothing today…do the opposite. Make whatever it is you feel created for happen. Do. It. You’ll be amazed at what really isn’t all that impossible.
