Here’s a lesson that has got me through so many days in the past few years. It has been my go-to whenever I’ve needed to tackle something difficult to do or those things that have me worried or nervous. If I’m dreading something, it’s the kick in the pants I need. It has got me to the finish-line on critical deadlines. It has propelled me into scary moments and helped me to break through my comfort zone. It’s nothing particularly fancy. In fact, it’s so simple it seems almost stupid to call it a lesson, but it is worth sharing. It’s not always easy to do, rarely easy actually, but it almost always works, and it definitely works for me.

When I’m stuck, I start.

I told you it was simple.

As I have grown up, although this is still a work in progress, I have learned more and more about myself. I have come to understand myself incrementally better (also still a work in progress) with each year, each life chapter. One of the things I came to notice and had to put under the microscope was my mastery of procrastination. Something tells me that this will resonate with you, darling niece (zero judgment here). It wasn’t really something that I particularly wanted to own, and it certainly wasn’t something I was keen to add to my resume, ha! But I had to admit, it was a part of me. Still is.

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