Sooner or later, you’re going to realize that success doesn’t come to those who sit around waiting for permission in life. You have to go out there and make sh*t happen.

Period.

My advice (to my younger self, my younger brother and anyone trying to make things happen):

1. Stop waiting for permission to do something awesome
2. Silence the inner critic
3. Don’t ever be afraid to fail
4. When you do fail, get up and try again
5. Remember, your ideas are better than you think they are (see #2)
6. Ignore the haters (they too are critics; see #2)
7. Ignore negative people (they’re energy mongers)
8. Stop waiting for things to be perfect because they never will be
9. Execute (remember #8)

You’ll never get ahead in life if you keep waiting for things to happen. So my challenge to you: Do Epic Shit.

Quit waiting for permission. Stop being afraid to fail. Get out there and just do it. Then, come back and tell me all about it and we’ll do a toast together.

Deal?

[Photo Source: Productive Flourishing, Hat Tip: Julien Smith]