“Imagine you’re on an island. On the beach. And you wanna sail to a better island… they have better tasting coconuts, ya know. But you don’t know exactly what the island looks like, where it is, or how to get there.
So, what do most people do? They stand on the beach. Squinting their eyes. Looking for the island. But they can’t see it. So they sigh, and stay stuck. They don’t do anything because they don’t have clear direction on where to go.
What do winners do? They say, “Okay I can’t see it from here. But I know it’s out there. Why don’t I just take this rickety ass raft, and start paddling. Maybe if I get going... I’ll find something interesting!”
And sure enough, paddling creates momentum, which leads to new vantage points. They don’t paddle blindly forever. But they don’t get stuck doing nothing either. They use the mindset: motion first, then direction.
Once you’re in motion, the direction will often become clear. You start paddling, then you start to see an island over the horizon.”