My Strong Medicine

The adventures of a male nurse navigating through life, staying fit, surviving the journey.

Don’t Wait

Posted by Sean on December 4, 2008

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Don’t wait for the ideal time to begin something.

What do you want to do? What are your goals?

Further your education?

Find a new job? A better job?

Start a new career?

Move?

Buy a new home?

Travel?

This list is endless.

We all have ‘something’ we want to begin. Unfortunately we all have at least one or more excuses not to start them. It’s these ‘excuses’ that leave is wanting instead of beginning.

“When the kids are older”

“When we have more bills paid off”

“When we reduce our debt”

“After I find the time”

There is no better time than the present.

“If you always do what you’ve always done, you will always get what you’ve always got”

The only difference between wanting and beginning is inertia.

What will you begin today?

Carpe Diem

Image source: Artbywicks

18 Responses to “Don’t Wait”

  1. Strong One said

    @ NurseExec Great quote. Thanks!

  2. Strong One said

    @ NurseExec Great quote. Thanks!

  3. NurseExec said

    Waiting for whatever to happen, means that whatever is guaranteed NOT to happen. Great post!

  4. NurseExec said

    Waiting for whatever to happen, means that whatever is guaranteed NOT to happen. Great post!

  5. Strong One said

    @ May Good for you! Good luck! ;)

  6. Strong One said

    @ May Good for you! Good luck! ;)

  7. may said

    this is xactly why i didn’t wait for new year to resolve to make changes in my eating habits to lower my cholesterol :)

    may’s last blog post..he said, she said

  8. may said

    this is xactly why i didn’t wait for new year to resolve to make changes in my eating habits to lower my cholesterol :)

    may’s last blog post..he said, she said

  9. Mark said

    I missed reading your posts my friend! Awesome! Enjoy the weekend!

  10. Mark said

    I missed reading your posts my friend! Awesome! Enjoy the weekend!

  11. Strong One said

    @ Epijunky You go girl!

  12. Strong One said

    @ Epijunky You go girl!

  13. Epijunky said

    You know, I think I needed this. I know I did.

    Time to get back to the land of the living.

  14. Epijunky said

    You know, I think I needed this. I know I did.

    Time to get back to the land of the living.

  15. Strong One said

    @ Mary You warm my heart. Thank you, and yes I thunk that up all by me lonesome. ;)

  16. Strong One said

    @ Mary You warm my heart. Thank you, and yes I thunk that up all by me lonesome. ;)

  17. Mary said

    Your blogs always make me feel good and inspire me to feel better! “The only difference between wanting and beginning is inertia.” did you think that up all by yourself? How poetic and inspiring! Makes me beleive that I can do it! :) Thanks for the inspiration!

    (I feel like I need a thesaurus now using inspire three different ways in one comment)

    Mary’s last blog post..Engage With Grace

  18. Mary said

    Your blogs always make me feel good and inspire me to feel better! “The only difference between wanting and beginning is inertia.” did you think that up all by yourself? How poetic and inspiring! Makes me beleive that I can do it! :) Thanks for the inspiration!

    (I feel like I need a thesaurus now using inspire three different ways in one comment)

    Mary’s last blog post..Engage With Grace

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