Burn your Boats!
I was talking to one of my good friends today who’s been thinking of leaving his job to start a company. He’s got all of the ingredients he needs to build something great but is afraid of taking the leap… come on!
In my opinion, the best way to achieve anything is to create an environment that forces you to do what’s necessary to be successful. Human’s are naturally lazy and sometimes need dire circumstances to reach their true potential.
In any worthwhile endeavor, there’s going to be a period of discomfort, there’s going to be a period of risk, but the best way is to embrace it and not put it off. Tomorrow never comes and there will never be a perfect time to do anything; there’s no better time than RIGHT NOW.
In 1959 a Spanish Conquistador named Hernando Cortez landed in Mexico to sieze the greatest known treasure at the time which was under the Aztecs control.
The funny thing though, was that Cortez’s army was much smaller than the Aztecs. But Cortez was a smart dude. When he landed on the shores of the Yutcan he burned all of his mens boats; retreat was not an option.
So yes, they won.
So if you’ve got something you want to do but haven’t pulled the trigger, don’t be afraid to be like Cortez and burn your boats.
