Start Now. Get Perfect Later by Rob Moore

Author:Rob Moore
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Quercus
Published: 2018-07-19T16:00:00+00:00

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‘What’s the worst that could (really) happen?’…& other good questions

People often take their worries, fears and ‘what ifs’ too seriously, or out of context. Our brains are ‘designed’ to take fear more seriously than positive emotions and, as such, we worry too much about what could happen (just in case it does), instead of what is likely to happen.

In the modern Western world, we are unlikely to have our village looted and entire tribe murdered if we venture out. It is wise to manage your fears because many of them are thousands of years out of date. We’ve already covered contextualizing the decision, safe in the knowledge that we don’t have the responsibility of people dying, no matter what decision we make. Once we realize we are making the decision much bigger in our own minds, then these exercises should further ease the weight, responsibility and, therefore, procrastination and overwhelm:

1. Ask yourself ‘What’s the worst that can happen?’

Satisfy yourself that you won’t die. Then that you aren’t in real danger. Then contextualize the situation, knowing what the worst-case scenario really is.

2. Worst-case, likely-case and best-case scenario planning

Plan out these three scenarios for your impending decision to help you be proactive (whilst allaying your concerns):

WORST-CASE

Death and public humiliation unlikely. Check. If you are thinking about leaving your job to start your own business, it is highly likely the worst case is you’ll have to go back to a job. At worse you might have to take a 20% pay cut. You may be a little humbled. But you aren’t likely to die of rabies slowly. At least you tried to answer your calling and now have more clarity on what you should be doing. You also have more knowledge and experience. It’s better to regret something you have done, than something you haven’t, though you likely won’t regret most things you try because at least you will know, even if it didn’t go your way.

LIKELY-CASE

You’ll probably make some mistakes. It may take longer than you thought or be a struggle at times. That’s normal. If you keep going, you’ll get better and in time you’ll get good. You earn or you learn, you keep going and you keep growing.

BEST-CASE

You could gain freedom, choice and profit. You could make millions and make a difference. You could be a wild success and leave a vast and lasting legacy. You could also find new horizons you never even thought (or dreamed) of. Well, you’ll never know unless you try.

3. Parallel universe thinking

Plot out the most likely scenarios as if you get to do them both/all in a parallel universe. What is likely to happen in Scenario A, Scenario B, and so on? Trick your mind into thinking you are testing these scenarios. This simple technique will give you more clarity on the options you face and build up your self-awareness as you project forward; getting better at predicting how you will think, feel, react and decide.

Here are some other questions that can help you ‘Start Now.

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