Start, Again.

When was the last time you found yourself in a place or position where you had to start again? Or maybe it was to start over? Or maybe you had to trash that art work or completely throw out that business plan and to start fresh?

I can tell you from my most recent experience – which is writing – and specifically writing on this blog/website, that I’m about to start, again. What we initially think when we start something from nothing, is that the idea or plan or model will take off. We think that the time and effort put into trail number 1, will be an overnight success and that we will be famous after a few thousand clicks and a few million views. We get distracted by the success of YouTubers and famous bloggers and celebrities and we have this false belief that they came out of ‘nowhere’ – But can I tell you that no one comes out of no where. Can I tell you that each YouTuber, blogger, celebrity, model has put time, effort, money, hard work and most importantly – started over again and again and again.

What if you – yes you, the reader – picked up that dream you left behind because it wasn’t an overnight success? What if you started again on that dream? And of course you won’t do it the same way you did it last time. Between the time you put something off and now that you will pick it up again, you learned a few lessons (or at least I hope you did) My lesson in all of this? Giving up/quitting is the absolute worst thing I can do.

I’m good at writing, I’m not great at it – I’m good at putting my thoughts down on paper, I’m sure as hell not doing it as consistently as I should. I’m at a point in my life where I can continue to think about what I could have done and sulk about it, or I can start again. Start with a fresh new perspective and a fresh new hope.

This is what I’m good at, this is what my gifting is, this is what comes natural to me. What are you good at? What is your gifting? What comes natural to you? If you don’t know these things – ask around. Ask your friends, coworkers, significant others. I’m not just going to look at other people’s success and wish it could have been me or when will I get a break in life like them. I’m going to start again with more tenacity than before. There is nothing wrong with you with starting again. If I can leave you with 2 simple words of advice, it’s this: Start, Again.