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Most times, you may not know the abilities that lie within you to get something done until you have started. However, the more you delay to start, the more you are prolonging the time it will take you to hit your goal. Most times, many people want to start great but the truth is that you need to start from where you are and then grow into greatness. This brings to remembrance a statement by one of my friends and I quote:

> You do not need to wait to be great to start, all you need is to to start to be great.

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What normally deters people from starting is fear, which can come as fear of failure, fear of the unknown, or even fear of uncertainties. The purpose of these fears is to keep the person at the same spot and prevent them from starting. Obviously, without starting, completion will be nonexistent. However, when you overlook the fears and start, you will be surprised that your fears have only existed in your mind.

If you are travelling on a tarred road in a hot day, if you look ahead of your, you will notice that there is something that looks like a pool of water that lies ahead, but when you approach it, you will discover that there is no pool. It is called "mirage". The same way is how fears look like. It may look so real when viewing it from afar, but when you draw closer to it, you will discover that your fears have been nonexistent. If you can overlook your fears and take the step to start, you will be surprised that you have been fearing in vain.

Whenever you do what you have been heavily scared of, you will find yourself overcoming your fears and your fears will begin to dwindle. Obviously, there is no way to be able to overcome your fears until you have taken steps towards them. Your first step is needed for you to draw closer to the fulfilment of your goals. Remember that no matter the distance of the journey you plan to undertake, it will still require the first step to be initiated. It is the collection of the first step coupled with other subsequent steps that will eventually make the person to arrive at their destination.

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You cannot arrive at your desired destination until you have taken the first step. It is true that risks are associated with taking the first step, but a far bigger risk is associated with not taking any step at all. So it is either you take a willing risk of taking the first step or you open yourself up to a fiercer and bigger risk, because life is already ladened with risks. You may not have gotten the full support you need for the steps that you want to take but you should take it nonetheless. As you take it, you will be surprised how you will be met with other supports. Just get started. It has been said and I quote:

> You don't need to see the end of the stairs before you start climbing, just get started.

If you are waiting for a full support before you start, you may wait in vain. It is from the success of your first step that you will be motivated for the second and subsequent steps. That is why I tell people that you are your own greatest motivator. There are many things you have achieved that if you have waited for a full support, you may not have even started them at all. The truth is that whatever you will ever need to be able to take the first step has been delivered into you, you only need to put them to work by taking that step.

***Thanks for reading***

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