Hesitation Vs Patience
I know, patience is a virtue. But I see many people trick themselves into thinking they are being patient when really they are hesitating.
"It is even better to act quickly and err than to hesitate until the time of action is past." - Karl Von Clausewitz
Patience is something you have in or after the situation. But there must be action before, in order for there to be patience.
Let me give you an example.
You are sitting at the airport because your flight is delayed. You show patience by opening a book and reading, or by giving your mother a call. You don't stress about the delay. You make the most of it.
Hesitation on the other hand, the person would have never booked the flight to be stuck at the airport.
Another example of hesitation vs patience is a surfer.
Imagine a surfer waiting for a wave to come in. That’s patience.
But when it does and the don’t paddle into it, that’s hesitation.
Hesitation is costing you time
My job as a productivity and marketing consultant is to remove fear, remove uncertainty, remove hesitation.
The client needs to commit to the process first of working with me. Many more people hesitate at just working with me.
I hear it all the time.
They will start after their nextsale.
They will start after they find the right design for their website.
They will start after they get their database in order.
They will start next month.
They want to try to set up their funnel by themselves first.
These are all delay tactics.
Excuses about committing.
Hesitation.
The same can be said for many other events or activities.
Hesitating to set up your website.
Hesitation on starting with video marketing.
Hesitation on running some ads.
Insert what you are currently hesitating on here _____________________
Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit.” - Conrad Hilton
Hesitation is costing you money
Where would you be at if you had set up your website 6 months ago?
Where would you be at if you had started creating content 6 months ago?
Where would you be at if you had started a Sphere Engagement Strategy 1 year ago?
When you have control and the ability to impact the outcome, that is not patience. That is hesitation.
You can control your decision-making and choices, but delay the decision-making and choices that is, hesitation.
What decisions and choices are you currently hesitating on?
How much is hesitation costing you in time and money?
How much more time and money could continuing to hesitate cost you in the future?
