I stumbled upon a Note I made in 2011 about all the stories I wanted to tell for NBC or just do on my own. At that time I was at NBC in NY but not doing what I wanted to be doing so I was always THINKING and PLANNING how I’d get the attention of one of the TV units. 

Guess how many of these ideas I actually executed on?

I didn’t do anything on that list. But I kept adding to it!

I operated in that mode for many, many years. I’d write down all the things I WANTED to do, achieve, try. But could never cross out anything. I was always low-key frustrated because I never FELT like I was doing what I really wanted to do. It was like an annoying itch that I could just never scratch. 

It was never the right time. I would discover a hiccup and THANK GOD I hadn’t started it because it wouldn’t have worked anyway….

And then I had kids and I swear to God I woke up one day and was like “IMMA GONNA DIE ONE DAY.”

Something changed. I became a DOer. An Executor. 

I started doing projects, taking up hobbies, learning new things because SEE MY DEATH STAR STATEMENT ABOVE. 

Oddly enough, “things” started happening in my life once I started taking more action and I was  SLOWLY moving closer toward that feeling of “I am doing what I should be doing.” 

So allow me to pontificiate briefly:

📣One of the biggest delays in getting to that feeling of “doing what you’re meant to do” is planning. 

😬You are  doing too much planning. 

Stop planning and writing list after list. 

👉🏼Yes it’s important, but not as important as just creating. 

Why did I feel like I had to wait for permission?

💥Youtube was around. I could have blogged. Could have posted the stories to Facebook. IG was still pretty new…Point is I had options to go and create but I didn’t. I look at my list of ideas and feel a little sorry for my younger self. I was so scared to try things! But for what? 

👉🏼If you have the skill and the desire, start executing. Start teaching. Start that course. Make that video. Write that article. 

💃Even if it sucks (it probably will) But you will get better. 

🌟Because DEATHSTAR newsflash you’re not on this planet forever and you’re doing the world a huge disservice by being afraid to just go do what you want to do. 

OK, you’re welcome for a healthy dose of “WTF are you doing to my anxiety levels Patrice”.

But for real, the world needs your greatness!!