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Something I Taught:

If you’ve been waiting to feel ready before taking the next step, this might be exactly what you need to hear.

I was talking with a coaching client recently who felt stuck. Not because he didn’t know what to do, but because he didn’t feel ready. He wanted more clarity, more confidence, and a better plan before taking the next step.

It reminded me of a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson:

“Do the thing and you will have the power.”

Most people get this backwards. We think we need to feel ready before we act—that confidence and clarity come first.

But it doesn’t work that way.

The clarity doesn’t come first. The confidence doesn’t come first. The power doesn’t come first. They come because of action.

In reality…

The power shows up after you do the thing.

So I told him, “You don’t get the power first—you get it by stepping into the thing you’re avoiding.” We narrowed it down to one thing—the one step he had been putting off—and he moved.

He didn’t feel perfect, but he felt progress. He didn’t have all the answers, but he had momentum. And once he started moving, things began to get clearer.

That’s how it works. You act, and confidence follows. You move, and clarity comes.

So here’s what I want you to do this week: identify the one thing you’ve been putting off—the conversation, the decision, the step you know you need to take—and go do it. Don’t wait until you feel ready. Act first, and let the power follow.

Something to Ponder:

“If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.”

-Jim Rohn

Something I Learned:

I was reading recently about how Tiger Woods learned to putt as a kid, and something stood out to me.

His dad didn’t start with mechanics.

He started with vision.

Before Tiger ever picked up a putter, he would roll a ball toward the hole. Then his dad had him close his eyes and picture the target before rolling it again. The lesson was simple: see it first, then trust your body to follow.

And here’s the part that really stuck with me…

Under pressure, we don’t rise to the occasion—we fall back on our habits.

So Tiger wasn’t relying on perfect mechanics when it mattered most. He was relying on what had been trained into him over time.

That applies directly to how we live and lead.

In business, in relationships, in all different areas of life—we all have default habits. And when things get hard or stressful, that’s where we go.

Not to our best intentions. Not to what we know.

But to what we’ve practiced.

So the question becomes:

What are you training yourself to default to?

Because the small, consistent habits you build today are what you’ll rely on when it matters most.

And just like Tiger…

If you can clearly see where you’re going—and build the right habits around that—your actions will begin to line up more often than not.

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Robert

Minute With Mallon: Do the Thing!