"Most people spend years delaying the first hour." — Alex Hormozi
Time is indifferent to you—it will pass on its own terms.
How many times have we said, "It will take too much time, and I don’t have the experience they’re asking for anyway."? Next thing you know, time goes by, and you’re still in the same spot as the day you first said it. If only we had said, “Not one day, but day one,” we’d already have that time and experience under our belt.
Job searching, career moves, business opportunities, personal projects, education—you name it. The hesitation always sounds the same. But Alex Hormozi said it best:
"You can get 'good enough' at almost anything in 20 hours of focused effort. The problem is, most people spend years delaying the first hour."
At first, you think you get the message. Then, life happens. Years pass, and you look back, realizing you were the one delaying the start. The idea of compounding progress only strengthens the case: just start today—not tomorrow, not one day. Because those who keep saying tomorrow end up with nothing to show for it.
We get so caught up in doing something perfect that we end up doing nothing. Fixated on minuscule details that, in the grand scheme of things, don’t even matter. If we had just gone with good enough today, we’d have something in our hands—a start, something to improve, something to build on. But we don’t. Because we let the pressure of getting it right the first time paralyze us.
Then comes the self-judgment. That’s a whole different beast—self-sabotage in its purest form. The ego doesn’t want to be exposed, doesn’t want to feel vulnerable, doesn’t want to risk embarrassment. That’s why we hesitate to make the first move, publish the first article, make the first business call. We freeze, not because of the action itself, but because of the anticipation of it. The fear of failure keeps us locked in place.
But here’s the truth: just show up and let everything follow. Because once you do, you’ll realize—nothing happened. You’re still standing. You’re still intact. And maybe, after that first “blow,” the fear disappears.
It’s not the doing that paralyzes us—it’s the waiting.
So don’t waste your time searching for the perfect moment. That ship isn’t docked—it never was. But there’s always one preparing to set sail. Get on that one.
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