Life’s Rodeo: How to Start on the Right Foot, Cowboy Style

You’re burning with impatience to start! You can barely keep your mouth shut because you’re eager to tell everyone about your project. You feel enthusiasm; it’s a perfect state to begin a project. Rodeo!

Your project can represent various goals or dreams. It’s like starting a battle in which you’ve decided to be the winner! You’re kicking off a rodeo!

This “rodeo” can be any of the following goals:

• Completing a work project successfully
• “Hunting” for a better-paying job
• Learning to play tennis, cook, dance, play the guitar or piano, ski (the sky’s the limit)
• Losing a specific number of kilograms
• Sticking to your workout routine
• Participating in a marathon
• Writing a book, painting a picture, composing a melody
• Getting rid of debt or saving a specific amount of money soon
• Starting a business, having your first revenue on your business, or increasing your current business turnover

Obstacles and Failures

Failure and obstacles are part of the process and can offer valuable lessons. Heroes fall and rise in their journey. They learn their lessons and move forward.

Denzel Washington, a double Oscar winner, said in a speech in 2011:

“At some point in your life, you will fail; accept that! You will lose, embarrass yourself, and be extremely bad at something, there’s no doubt about it. But if you don’t fail, in reality, you haven’t even tried!”

It’s part of the “game” to accept that the path may be filled with obstacles or criticisms, and it’s possible not to succeed.

The Map Sometimes, we are simply paralyzed by the desire to “get” the result! We don’t want to fail. It’s natural that when we plan our “path” and do research, we tend to overthink.

Don’t overdo it!

When you overthink before taking action, the chance of moving forward decreases exponentially.

When you decide to act, it’s crucial to take action within 48 hours. Otherwise, the…