Whenever I decide I'm going to get involved in something new I get really excited about it. I find myself talking about it to everyone I know for a little while, thinking about it all the time, and finally just leaping right in! This isn't the best approach all of the time. I've stuck my feet right into the hornet's nest doing this before. I've also found great success from it before, so it's clearly a two sided coin. In the last several months I've come to learn that the best approach for me personally is to combine taking it slow and considering with the excitement of immediacy and take a carefully measured leap.
What better day to announce leaps than Leap Day?This month has seen two changes in my life and business. For my business, I've launched my new website,
TuckooandMooCow.com --YAY! You should definitely check it out when you get a chance. I've been working on this for a long time and am excited to be launching it.
I've also started a new blog that hasn't got anything to do with my business. I found that I was going to want to write more and more about my life experiences during the big changes to come as my husband joins the Air Force and we move across the country. This doesn't mean I won't write about those big changes here, but I'll probably do more picture sharing from my travels and talking about daily adventures there rather than here. You can follow along now at "
Color Me Redhead."
What do you find is the best approach to new endeavors? Weighing all of the options, costs, and benefits before taking a carefully measured step, or just leaping in head first? Is the best approach a healthy combination of both?
For me, I usually pray about big decisions and patiently wait for the answer, but I also believe that many times God has already gave me an answer and I just need to take that leap of faith and then trust that everything will pan out, even if it seems overwhelming at the time.
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I have always believed that if you wait until circumstances are perfect, you will never get around to taking that first step. You should always prepare yourself, but don't be afraid to take that leap of faith. That's when marvelous things happen.
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