Tomorrow Never Comes
Have you ever heard the expression "tomorrow never comes" and wondered just what that means, or how it might apply to you?
Everyone talks. We talk about what we want to do, what we hope to do, what we're going to do, and what we should have done. You know what all of that has in common?
None of it is ACTION.
And action is what creates results and change. Not talking.
Everyone knows someone, maybe it's even been you, who is always about to start. Always talking about what they're going to do, what they hope to do soon, or what they want to do when they can. Then they keep saying it over and over again.
Never starting. Always talking.
I know I've lived in that space before, and most people I know have too.
Talking feels productive. So does planning and learning. It all feels like something is happening, like you're getting somewhere. But there's a point where preparation stops being progress and starts becoming another way to avoid taking action.
Talking is safe. Planning is safe. Action is where we finally risk failing, but it's also the only place where we give ourselves the opportunity to succeed.
There are examples of this everywhere you look.
"I'll start working out next week."
"I'm going to reset my diet next week."
"I'll start tracking my protein after vacation."
"Things will calm down in a few weeks. I'll be able to get things on track then."
The thing I've learned is that tomorrow never comes, and sometimes you just have to START. NOW.
Do it messy. Do it afraid. Just do it.
(That's about the only thing I like about the brand Nike. That tagline is fire. 🔥)
We can spend years preparing for or talking about the life we want, and because we're thinking about it so much, it can feel like we're getting closer. But my friend, the only way you're getting closer to the goal you've written down or the dreams you've got is by taking action.
Action can be scary. Action can be uncomfortable. Usually, taking action for the first time means doing something differently, which means change, and humans naturally resist change. Our brains like familiar territory. We know what's here. We don't know what's waiting on the other side.
And taking action toward that goal usually means doing something differently than you’ve always done.
Action exposes our inconsistencies. It forces us to stop imagining what's possible and start finding out what's possible. Putting it off until "tomorrow" lets us retreat right back into what's comfortable.
Screw the comfort zone.
Being comfortable got you where you are today. It can't get you somewhere you've never been.
We are incredible humans capable of learning, changing, growing, and doing really hard things. But eventually, we have to stop talking about what we could do and do something.
And I guarantee you already know enough to start.
You probably have the ability to make one choice TODAY that puts you just a little closer to where you want to be.
Drink an extra glass of water. Go for a five-minute walk. Put your phone down five minutes earlier. Go to bed five minutes earlier. Make your protein serving a little bigger. Say no to the sweet thing that's tempting you. Look at yourself in the mirror, smile, and give yourself a compliment. Write down one thing you're grateful for today.
ANYTHING.
Just start.
That's how momentum builds. You show yourself that you can do one thing, and then you do it again.
You'll learn more from taking messy, imperfect action than you will from endlessly planning, studying, and preparing. Your life can start changing because you decided on an ordinary Tuesday to do one thing differently.
You don't have to overhaul your entire life at once. In fact, we don't recommend that. That's not how people build sustainable change.
Start small. Do something. Win the day.
Then rinse and repeat.
Hold yourself accountable and do the thing you've been saying you're going to do. Put some action behind the decision and move the needle just a little bit.
Tomorrow never comes. But today is already here.
That's how it starts.