That’s what he told me: “The Mrs. is something of a worrywart.”
After sharing his dream, where he’d love to take his business and his life, he reflected that, alas, “The Mrs. is something of a worry wart…”
And so he didn’t take the plunge.
More important than his dream – and his wife’s dream – was staying “safe.”
I’ve been a worrywart most of my life. I’m exceptionally skilled at thinking of all the things that can go wrong and worrying about them.
It’s been a battle to overcome my inner worrywart and just do things.
I used to worry that if I post an article on my blog and then send it out via email someone might be upset because they might have read it already.
Didn’t matter that at the time I had, oh, 3 or 4 people a day on my website.
That’s how good a worrywart I was.
If something could maybe go wrong, I’d already worried about it.
The problem, of course, is that when you worry about all the things that could wrong, you don’t take the next small step right before you.
All because “Maybe ____ will happen. And THEN I’ll really be in trouble!”
Well, here’s the good news. ___ IS going to happen. So there’s no need to worry about it. Just put one foot in front of the other and keep moving.
There’s a great story in Exodus where God tells Moses to go to Pharaoh and instruct Pharaoh to let His people go.
Moses does as God told him. And that’s when the whole situation just blows up.
Pharaoh has a hissy fit and declares the Jews will now work even harder. Not only will they need to continue to meet their quota for daily construction, but they will also now need to gather their own straw and make their own bricks.
Moses, distraught because he thought he was a messenger for liberation is suddenly turned into a pariah. His own people point their fingers at him and tell him to get lost. Things were far better before he showed up.
Moses doesn’t know what to do. He turns to God and complains.
God says, “Don’t worry. I’ll soon show you…”
You’d think that if God wanted you to do something, he’d clear the road for you, right?
Well, yes and no.
Life is a gift because it gives you the chance to grow. A paved road doesn’t make you a better driver.
Your mother will cheer when you climb to the top of the monkey bars at four. But if you expect applause for that when you’re 44, umm, you missed the point.
I know I feel I’m here for a reason. And you probably do as well.
The instructive point of this story with Moses is that just because you’re here for a reason doesn’t mean it’s going to be easy.
It doesn’t mean that everyone will open the doors for you as soon as you arrive. Not everyone will be happy to see you. Not everyone will shower you with confetti when you canter by on your horse.
If you believe you’re here to make an impact, that means you’re like Moses. You’ve been given a job to do.
So strangle your inner worry wart and climb a real mountain.
Have you conquered your inner worrywart? Share your story below.
Dov Gordon
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