I’m sure you guys have heard the expression before, “A rolling stone gathers no moss.” I have found this principle to have some great truth to it. Many people suffer from the paralysis that comes from over-analysis. They analyze decisions and ideas to death and in so doing, they talk themselves out of doing things that would bring life to them and to others.

I could probably stand to analyze a little more, but I’m definitely of the opinion that it’s best to just dive in. If I have an idea that sounds like it could benefit me or others, I love embarking on new journeys into uncharted territory. I don’t mind being bad at something when I start because I know that I’ll get better as I go. I’ve heard it said before that “anything worth doing is worth doing badly.” I love hanging around people that are better than me and smarter than me. It just challenges me to step up my game.

Are there ideas in you that you need to implement? Is there an organization you need to start or a book you need to write? It may be cliche to say, but I truly believe that it will be the risks that we didn’t take that we’ll regret at the end of our lives. I want to be able to look back and say that I gave it everything I had.

That’s why I like the idea that a rolling stone gathers no moss. I try to keep moving. I like to try different ideas. They may not all be brilliant and they may not all work, but some of them will. I don’t allow failure or discouragement to slow me down. I keep rolling. Where do you need to stop standing on the ledge and just jump in? The water may be cold, but I bet it’ll be exhilarating. Each of our lives will be a story that we’ll tell someday. The question is…what kind of story will it be? We get to decide.