I heard someone say once that many of us only seem able to find heaven by backing away from hell. And while the place that I’ve arrived at in my life may not precisely be everyone’s idea of heavenly, I could swear sometimes — I hear angels sing.
What I didn’t realize, back when I was this 25-year-old pinup for geeks, was that I had signed an invisible contract to stay looking the exact same way for the next 30 to 40 years. Well, clearly I’ve broken that contract.
Heres how men think. Sex, work – and those are reversible, depending on age – sex, work, food, sports, and lastly, begrudgingly, relationships. And heres how women think. Relationships, relationships, relationships, work, sex, shopping, weight, food.
Stay afraid, but do it anyway. What’s important is the action. You don’t have to wait to be confident. Just do it and eventually the confidence will follow.