If you have an inkling to say yes to something, do it. I’m someone that has always made lists of positives and negatives, talked to every friend and family member, and replayed different scenarios in my head before making a decision. But at the end of the day, if I was even considering saying yes to something, I would do it. So why make it so hard on myself? It’s so much easier to say yes and then either stop or switch gears then to say no and have a sense that you didn’t go for it.
There will be times in your life where you will have many different options – places to live, study, travel, relationships, career paths… Sometimes we put more options down than need to be there. These options seem like a good idea (hey, it’s better to have a choice in a situation than to not!) we put those options in “just to have the option” or just to play out that scenario in our heads so that we feel safe.
When selecting where to move to after I graduated, I listed out about ten different places. Let me tell you, I threw in some randoms. Ones that I couldn’t care less about at the end of the day. Why did I do that? To make my decision not seem so black and white, not so just California or Sydney, not so safe or risky.
When listing down those choices, nix the ones that are there just to be there. Nix the ones that you are indifferent to. You wouldn’t want to choose something that you feel just indifferent to, so why even bring it into the picture? Keep the ones that excite you, and keep the one that scares you. The one that excites you and the one that scares you could quite possibly be the same choice. The one that scares you is probably the one that you will grow from, while also seeming like it could be a risk.
It’s ok if you don’t have a roadmap or a set of guidelines to follow from those before you. It gives you freedom to carve out the path for yourself and pave it for those to come. Go with your gut, listen to your heart, and just go for it! xx
