Playing it safe?

I get Real Simple’s Daily Thoughts in my inbox every morning. Today’s thought is:

“You can’t steal second base and keep one foot on first.” Frederick B. Wilson

That quote inspires me to think of a project I’ve been working on that is completely out of my comfort zone. As a matter of fact, this project is so far out of my comfort zone that I have set it aside, thinking it had no real merit.

However, this quote is making me think that I’ve put the project in limbo because of my fear of taking chances. Back to the baseball analogy…

When you hit a home run out of the field you don’t have to worry – you’re scoring the run. Sometimes, however, you have to count on your wiles / smarts / intuition - and take chances in order to move forward. And, that can be scary new territory.

But, if you don’t try anything new – you’ll be forever with your foot on 1st base, waiting for the next batter to move you along, or strike out.

So – I’m thinking it’s good to take stock of your goal (2nd base – a totally new kind of book – whatever…), check out what’s going on around you… and then go for it! Because the worst thing that can happen is it won’t work. But, you’ll always get another turn, so…

Batter up!!!