Good morning and welcome to the Increasing Impact Podcast. I'm Justin Sua, episode 1,892. I posted a little

excerpt from Shane. You know what? It's not Shane Parrish. It's a James Clear, actually. James

Clear in his newsletter had an outstanding concept that I had never considered before.

Someone brought it to my attention and I thought it was outstanding and I want to share

with you.

It's this, quote, optimism early, pessimism in the middle.

Optimism late.

He says, your starting position has to be somewhat optimistic or you'll talk yourself out of getting started.

Believing in what you are about to do does not guarantee success, but a lack of belief can prevent

it. Once you've committed, pessimism becomes useful. Question things. Find holes in your plan.

Hold yourself to a high standard and try to identify your mistaken beliefs before they become your misplaced actions.

After you've spent some time troubleshooting, it's back to optimism again.

Nothing will ever be perfect.

But you have to act anyway.

Progress requires the courage to forge ahead despite inevitable obstacles close quote the reason i like this so much is because i have experienced it

so much in my own life and for those of you who are trying to pursue something huge something

to the point to where when you share your big ideas with

small minds, people might try to talk you out of it because the odds are so low that you'll achieve

it. It's important to have optimism. Know that you're going to attack it. Believe that you're

going to attack it. And then once you've committed to the destination,

start picking it apart. Start identifying what it's going to take. What is the cost of your time,

your attention, your energy, and even sometimes your actual money. How much is it going to

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