Wee Bit Wiser

by Jordan Harbinger

Something wise(-ish)

If you’re reading this, there’s some project you need to start, someone you need to talk to, someplace you need to go.

And you’re not.

Why?

Because it’s too far away.

It’s too much of a lift to get it started (too much work, too much exposure).

That person feels too distant (physically, socially, emotionally).

That place is too far away (too many miles, too much of a hassle with the time zones).

Whatever “far” means to you — it’s too far.

And so you just let it sit.

You let the project languish.

You let the connection grow cold.

You let the place fade away.

Knowing you’re not fully meeting your life, which is made up of these trips.

But what makes something too far, really?

Is it actually the distance?

Or your unwillingness to brave it?

Is it actually the lengths required?

Or your resistance to embracing them?

“Too far” isn’t just some quality out there.

It’s inside, too.

Who knows. Maybe it's all inside.

So I have two questions for you:

This thing you’re neglecting…

Is it really too far?

And if it does feel too far…

What would happen if you took one tiny step toward it today?

Small is the name of the game.

If you don’t finally decide to do something small, everything you want will always feel too far.

Have you found this principle to be true in your world? Struggling to make use of it?

Hit reply and tell me about it. I’m all ears!

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