I uploaded a PDF to my website today. It was one of those things I've been putting off for a while. For some reason, I kept thinking -- Oh, that'll be really complex, and I need a good amount of time and focus to "do it right." So it was a list item on my bullet journal for WAAAAY too long. But this afternoon, I just said, you know what, I'm doing it now. It may not be perfect, but it's there. It's done. And the ENERGY OF COMPLETION, of having that thing crossed off my life, IT FEELS GREAT. The PDF is related to my book, "What Do You Believe? Really?" I'm excited that I'll be bringing that book here soon. 😀

Welcome, @Jason Baumsteiger ! So glad to have you in the group! First time to have a group member in the same county I live in! I foresee IRL Skool meetups in the future for Ventura County. Welcome!

I want to say hello and welcome to @Shabbar Syed ! We met in the Skoolers group and exchanged some comments back and forth. Sooo happy to have you in the group here! Welcome!!!

Last week, I finally published a book I’d written more than a year ago. It had been finished, proofed, and ready to go. But for reasons I can’t completely explain, I never hit publish. It just sat there on my computer. Every so often I’d think about it and tell myself, “Maybe later.” Then last Sunday afternoon, something hit me. I suddenly saw the cover in my mind (this never happens), I knew what I wanted to call it, and I decided it would get uploaded the next day. That felt impossible. Pblishing a book in one day? But I didn’t argue with myself. I had faith that this was a message from the Universe. And I was going to listen. I mean, what did I have to lose? By Monday evening, it was done. The interior formatted, the cover designed, everything uploaded. That proof copy was ordered on Amazon KDP and would arrive Wednesday. Looking back, it’s strange how long I let it sit undone. Nothing external changed. What changed was that I finally decided to start. For me, that’s the part that feels most impactful. How something can feel too big to begin until suddenly, it isn’t. I realized that for me, it wasn't about motivation or discipline or having it all figured out. It was about that still small voice that said to me, “Why not try this, Thor.” In the week since, I’ve been thinking about how often life works like that. Gradually, then all at once. My book sat there forever (gradually) until last Monday (all at once.) If you’ve got your own version of a “book sitting on your computer,” maybe this is your reminder that you don’t need to wait for the perfect time. Sometimes all it takes is one small step to tip everything into motion. Because once you start, the rest has a way of catching up.

It’s laundry day. You’ve got a basket of clean clothes to put away. Where do you start—the top, the middle, the bottom? It doesn’t really matter. You just start. That’s the secret to getting moving on anything new—a business, a fitness goal, or a creative idea. The key isn’t where you start. It’s that you start. When projects feel messy or unclear, we hesitate. There’s no obvious “top of the pile,” just a dozen possible first steps. Seth Godin calls this the resistance—the voice that says, “Wait until it’s perfect.” But perfection kills momentum. The hardest part isn’t doing the work; it’s starting it. Recently, I faced my own mental laundry pile—a jumble of ideas and tasks. None felt like the right place to begin. Then I simply lined them up and picked one. Any one. I did it, moved to the next, and suddenly—I had momentum. Not every project requires sequence. If starting with what feels energizing gets you moving, do that. The order doesn’t matter as much as the energy does. Author Jon Acuff said it best: “You don’t need to be perfect to begin; you just need to begin.” Try This: The “Start Anywhere” Challenge 1. Pick a project you’ve been avoiding. 2. List every task—big or small. 3. Close your eyes, point to one, and start there. Your first step doesn’t have to be the right one—it just has to be real. Because once you start, everything else gets easier.