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Courage Is Calling by Ryan Holiday is the book I’m now reading.
As Part I of the book focuses on fear, I’ve been reflecting on how fear has impacted my life.
Specifically, the section I read today struck a chord with me as it’s something I’ve, like most people, struggled (and continue to struggle) with.
And it’s… the fear of making choices.
We are terrified of making choices because we’re afraid of making the wrong decision — and thus of the resulting consequences — of taking a risk, of what other people think… the list goes on and on.
Then, we become paralyzed by analysis paralysis.
Ironically, we believe we’re making progress because we’re thinking about what to do. ;’)
Don’t get me wrong; I recognize the first steps to change are awareness and desire.
However, a thought that does not result in action is nothing much, and an action that does not proceed from a thought is nothing at all, as the adage goes.
The belief that thinking in itself is progress is a “feel-good” method as it’s easier to believe we are, in some way, advancing our lives instead of facing the reality that we are not.
