Stop Asking Permission! Real Prep vs. Procrastination

A lot of what feels like legitimate A lot of what feels like legitimate preparation is actually a form of preparation is actually a form of preparation is actually a form of permission seeking that the system permission seeking that the system permission seeking that the system trained you to do. I can offer you help trained you to do. I can offer you help trained you to do. I can offer you help if you want, but you don't need a if you want, but you don't need a if you want, but you don't need a permission to take a week off to work permission to take a week off to work permission to take a week off to work from home, to try a different approach, from home, to try a different approach, from home, to try a different approach, to quit your job, to sell your house, to to quit your job, to sell your house, to to quit your job, to sell your house, to leave your city behind. And when you leave your city behind. And when you leave your city behind. And when you finally have the option to move without finally have the option to move without finally have the option to move without asking anyone, asking anyone, asking anyone, you realize you've been in a you realize you've been in a you realize you've been in a permission-seeking habit for so long permission-seeking habit for so long permission-seeking habit for so long that you're now asking yourself for that you're now asking yourself for that you're now asking yourself for permission. I'm not telling you to be permission. I'm not telling you to be permission. I'm not telling you to be reckless. I'm telling you to be honest reckless. I'm telling you to be honest reckless. I'm telling you to be honest about the difference between genuine about the difference between genuine about the difference between genuine preparation, planning, preparation, planning, preparation, planning, and a sophisticated procrastination or and a sophisticated procrastination or and a sophisticated procrastination or delay. Genuine preparation looks like, delay. Genuine preparation looks like, delay. Genuine preparation looks like, "Here's what I need. Here's a multi-step "Here's what I need. Here's a multi-step "Here's what I need. Here's a multi-step plan. Here's my target date. I'm moving plan. Here's my target date. I'm moving plan. Here's my target date. I'm moving toward it on purpose, intentionally." toward it on purpose, intentionally." toward it on purpose, intentionally." Delay looks like, "I'll know when I'm Delay looks like, "I'll know when I'm Delay looks like, "I'll know when I'm ready. Just a bit more time, a bit more ready. Just a bit more time, a bit more ready. Just a bit more time, a bit more money. Let's watch the market this year. money. Let's watch the market this year. money. Let's watch the market this year. Let's just get through one more Let's just get through one more Let's just get through one more project." You know, the delay version project." You know, the delay version project." You know, the delay version doesn't have an end condition, right? doesn't have an end condition, right? doesn't have an end condition, right? People who live in the delayed version People who live in the delayed version People who live in the delayed version long enough to stop being people who are long enough to stop being people who are long enough to stop being people who are planning to change their lives, and planning to change their lives, and planning to change their lives, and become people who are become people who are become people who are basically, let's be real, just living basically, let's be real, just living basically, let's be real, just living vicariously. That difference vicariously. That difference vicariously. That difference [clears throat] ultimately is years of [clears throat] ultimately is years of [clears throat] ultimately is years of your life and how much of your time your life and how much of your time your life and how much of your time you're actually going to save.