913. Stop Procrastinating: How ‘Wait-and-See’ Self-Sabotage Destroys Success

How many times have you said, "Let me wait and see," hoping that things will magically fix themselves so you don't have to make the tough decisions? 

Indecisiveness makes you soft, weak, and dependent on others. You have enough to get started. Make a stand in your one and only life. Work and see, don't wait and see. 

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Wait and see isn't patience, it's sabotage of your success, of your team's success, and of your future. It's a form of self-sabotage, born of indecisiveness and indecisiveness locks you into this reactive mindset. See, when you're indecisive, you can't think clearly. You don't know what to believe. Every new thing sounds right, but it pulls you off course instead of course, correcting. You end up changing courses all together and you stay stuck in this vicious cycle of confusion, and you probably know exactly what that feels like because when you get in this reactive state, you stay in this reactive state because all you're doing is, is you're making decisions. Reacting, trying to cover up the past losses instead of being proactive, being aggressive with making your decisions and moving forward from there. Here's the truth, you're never gonna have a hundred percent of the answers before you take the leap. Waiting for things to be certain, waiting for things to be clear or safe before you make a decision. Man, that's only gonna make the decision even worse. And you know it. I know it. We've seen it a thousand times. Yet we put ourselves in that position every single time. Every time you play the wait and see game, you saw it blow up in your face, especially when it comes to some sort of growth leadership, building a future. This is why confrontation is so key. Success isn't guaranteed. Answers aren't guaranteed. Perfect. Timing doesn't exist. You gotta decide anyway. So you gotta make the decision and then make the decision, right? Here's how, number one, bro, you gotta get aggressive about making decisions. Get outta this reactive mindset. If you think about where you are right now, it's because you've gotten in this reactive state and you stay perpetually stuck. Trapped in this reactive state because you're just keep making reactive decisions. So I. You gotta get proactive. Get outta this reactive state even if you don't have the answers. Okay? Remember, this is not gonna be certain, this is gonna be tough, okay? Make the decision you're living proof that you've made it through everything else that you've actually gone through. Number two, factor in the range of possibilities and make your move. Just figure out, instead of just looking at the high side, what are all the ranges of possibilities? And then make your move. Also stop negotiating with yourself when you enter into negotiations. This is where emotions take a primary seat in your life. See, emotions is what got you here. Logic is what's gonna take you out. Emotions, if you think about it, emotions silently. It started creeping in, creeping forward, and now it's taken primary possession of your life. And this is why you're indecisive. This is why you wanna wait and see. This is why part of the wait and see game is so you don't have to make a decision. The decision gets made for you. Or you think that time's just gonna flatten out. And you're gonna create more time, and then you can make a decision and it won't upset anybody, and it'll be pretty easy. It's not gonna happen. The longer you wait and see the weaker you're gonna become. You're gonna get softer, you're gonna get more dependent, and you're gonna be paralyzed by your emotions. And you're gonna be waiting for these perfect circumstances, which are never gonna come. I'm gonna say this again. Emotion got you stuck. Logic is what's gonna get you unstuck. You already know what moves to make. You already know what it takes to be successful, to get in better shape, to build better skills, to be a better leader. You don't need another book course podcast. You need to act. You do start making decisions and then make the decision, right? I just did a podcast on that. Just make the decision based on what you already know, open to collaboration, and then make the decision, and then you course correct along the way, meaning that you stay open, you iterate, you adjust, but you keep moving forward. Let me leave you with this. If you're waiting to see how things play out. Hoping for clarity, hoping the tough decisions will magically go away. Hoping you don't have to confront anything, you're setting yourself up for a loss.'cause hope is not a strategy. Waiting and seeing only guarantees one thing. You'll eventually see something, but you're gonna see what you don't like and it could be too late. Stay proactive, stay aggressive. All right, let's get out here. Keep it simple. Keep it moving. Never settle. Stay tough. Peace.