*Progress! noun (accomplishment; deed done)

*Progress! verb (moving forward to attain a desired goal)

…my definitions…

But wait! It seems there are always things (forces) or thoughts trying to pull us back…not letting us progress towards our progress!

*Letting. Gerund (allowing something, someone to prevent us from moving forward out of our rut)

Again the 80/20 principle takes effect. Most are fearful of change, the unknown, the ‘what-ifs?’ so they hold back and want to hold you back too. The braver ones push on ahead seeing the end result of their progress in the minds eye…resulting in the bridges, skyscrapers, planes, computers, telephones, software…just about all the things we enjoy today. They crossed the line of fear and doubt.

Why not go all in with your thinking and making and doing. Go all out! Make the best craziest good thing or way of doing things anybody’s ever seen! Why not! Get those ideas out in public where they can be acted on. Why settle for mere status quo, only going so far, not wanting to draw too much attention to yourself so you pull back and settle in with the rest of the 80%. This is where inferior productivity arises.

On the road to nowhere…There was a good song with this title decades ago…happens alot! Might want to listen to it.

Do not, I repeat, do not settle your life into the 80% bracket of comfort, ease, no challenges, boring, nothing to look forward to [but at least I’m safe (more about this subject later)].

Climb yourself out of the ‘can’t do rut’ and get in the ‘can do lane’ and speed on ahead with the other 20% who are going somewhere doing important work.

Don’t let yourself get pulled back. Don’t even pull yourself back.

Keep progressing v. with your progress n. and see what good might happen!