April 30th, 2010 
rej7878 
If you have a backup plan for anything you’re doing, then do me a favor.
Find it.
And get rid of it.
When you have a backup plan, you’re already admitting and accepting the fact that you might fail. If you already accept that you might fail, then why not just let yourself do it? Why not fail off the bat so you can get on with the backup plan?
Why even have a backup plan if you don’t intend on using it?
If you get rid of it, then you have no choice but to succeed with the first plan. Without any other plans, it’s do or die.
Go ahead. I’ll wait.
Delete it. Throw it out. Burn it. Eat it. Whatever you need to do.
OK, after you’ve done that, do me another favor:
QUIT MAKING BACKUP PLANS!
Stop admitting defeat before you’ve even started. Quit giving up on yourself before you’ve even started.
Tell you what. Just start and don’t stop until you’ve completed whatever your first plan was. Complete it. Good or bad. Just get it done and move on.
You have to get your stuff out there. Whatever it is.
Get started. Work on it. Get it done. Send it out. Done.
By the way, this is something I’m struggling with a lot. I’m writing this to encourage you as much as I am telling myself to do this.
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