DO IT SCARED. DO IT WITH NO TALENT. DO IT UNMOTIVATED.
The Lie You Keep Telling Yourself
You sit there, waiting for the perfect moment—for motivation to strike, for skill to magically appear, for fear to vanish.
You convince yourself:
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“I’ll start when I feel ready.”
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“I need to learn more first.”
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“I’m not talented enough.”
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“I’ll do it when I have time.”
Lies. Every single one of them.
Because the truth is, you will never feel ready.
Fear will never leave.
Talent will never come if you don’t start.
And motivation? That bitch is unreliable.
The difference between those who make it and those who don’t?
The first group does it anyway.
Scared. Untalented. Unmotivated.
And they win because of it.
The Myth of “Talent”
Let’s tear this bullshit apart.
How many people do you know who have “talent” but do nothing with it?
Probably a lot.
Now, how many people do you know who sucked at first but refused to quit—and actually got good?
Probably every successful person you admire.
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Michael Jordan? Cut from his high school team.
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J.K. Rowling? Rejected 12 times.
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Van Gogh? Sold one painting his entire life.
Not good enough? Let’s get worse.
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Thomas Edison? 10,000 failed experiments before the light bulb.
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Henry Ford? Bankrupted twice before Ford Motors.
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Colonel Sanders? 1,009 rejections before someone gave a shit about KFC.
All these people? They started with no talent.
They did it badly, embarrassingly, terribly.
And now? You know their names.
Fear Won’t Leave—So Bring It With You
You think the pros aren’t scared? That’s cute.
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Actors throw up before auditions.
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CEOs have panic attacks before decisions.
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Writers stare at blank screens, drowning in self-doubt.
Fear isn’t a sign to stop. It’s a sign that what you’re doing actually matters.
So what do you do?
You drag your fear along for the ride.
Treat it like an annoying passenger in your car.
You don’t let it drive. You don’t let it grab the wheel.
But you let it sit there, scream if it wants—because you’re going anyway.
You will always be scared.
But fear and action can exist at the same time.
Motivation Is a Scam
Stop waiting to “feel like it.”
Because here’s the secret: Nobody feels like it.
You think gym freaks wake up excited every morning?
You think successful entrepreneurs love every part of their grind?
You think artists never feel like burning all their work and quitting?
Bullshit.
The best don’t rely on motivation. They rely on discipline.
Because motivation is like that toxic friend who hypes you up one day and ghosts you the next.
Discipline? That’s the real ride-or-die.
And guess what? Action comes before motivation.
Not the other way around.
Do the thing, and motivation will follow.
Not motivated to write? Write a sentence.
Not motivated to work out? Do one push-up.
Not motivated to start a business? Make a single phone call.
Small, stupid, shitty actions. They build momentum.
Perfectionism: The Ultimate Killer
You don’t need to be good.
You don’t need to be great.
You just need to be consistent.
Most people quit before they even start because they’re scared to suck.
You will suck.
You will create garbage.
You will embarrass yourself.
You will look back and cringe at your first attempts.
And?
That’s the price of entry.
The only way to be good at something? Be bad at it first.
Start ugly. Start sloppy. Start clueless.
But start.
Fuck the Excuses—Here’s What You Do Next
You don’t need a plan.
You don’t need a guarantee.
You don’t need to wait for the stars to align.
Pick something. Anything.
And do it scared, untalented, unmotivated.
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Want to write? Write a trash paragraph right now.
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Want to start a business? Make a Google Doc with ideas today.
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Want to get fit? Walk outside for 5 minutes.
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Want to change your life? Do one fucking thing differently today.
And then? Do it again tomorrow.
Because in the end, the world isn’t run by the most talented, fearless, or motivated.
It’s run by the ones who show up.
So, will you?
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