I had NO idea what I was doing when I started posted on LinkedIn.

I was using big, clunky, impressive-sounding words…

I was telling long and flowery stories about my workplace woes…

And my posts were overflowing with huge blocks of thick, dense text.  They looked like they’d come straight from War and Peace.

Turns out none of this is the way to get people reading LinkedIn posts!

But even though I didn't know what I was doing, I took the plunge and did it anyway.

And I’m glad I did. 

I’ve held coaching sessions for people who never would’ve found me otherwise.  And, based on the feedback, these have made a real difference.

Now, you might think I’m going to start raving excitedly about learning curves, or how the best way to get better at something is just to get started.

But I'm making a different point today. 

See, I knew for months that I wanted to start posting on LinkedIn.  

Yet something stopped me.

I had visions of trolls mercilessly attacking my posts and keyboard crusaders declaring how terrible my ideas were.

So I told myself “I’ll make my first post next week”. 

A week later, I said the same. 

And on it went.

Sometimes this makes sense.  Sometimes it’s just not the right time.

But sometimes there are other factors at play.

See, I think saying “I’ll do this one day” or “I’ll do this in 2 years” can be a way to pretend that it’s part of the plan even though we know, deep down, that we might never get around to it.

When the 2 years are up, we push back 2 years.  And when those 2 years are up, we push back a couple more. 

We follow the path of least resistance. 

And before we know it we’re 95 years old, and we’ve missed our chance to start that business, or change career, or go travelling, or spend more time with our family, or do whatever else it is we wanted to do.

It’s a very human trait.  I know I do it all the time.

So nowadays I’m trying to do more stuff even when I know I’m not ready.  Even if I feel some fear and uncertainty.

I started my email newsletter before it felt comfortable.  I started coaching before I was ready.

Knowing that I’ll probably never be comfortable or ready helps to take some of the pressure off and makes it easier to move forward. 

And if you like the idea of this but struggle to put it into practise, you might like to check out a new program I’m promoting next week.

The program is designed to shake things up a bit…

Take you out of your comfort zone…

And get you more at home with going with the flow.

All to help you follow your nose, get unstuck and move forward with whatever it is you want to move forward with.

If you're interested, I’ll be sharing more details on Monday.

Have a great weekend.

 - Tom