How to STOP Anxiety: Take Action NOW | 4 Minutes

Good morning, Believe Nation! Today's message is stop worrying and start taking action. Over to you, Jack Lalanne.

There are so many of you students right now that are watching me and listening to me that worry about because you're getting prematurely old, or you have too many aches and pains, your energy and vitality is not there anymore, you know. So all of these things can be controlled because we We know if you exercise every day and we know if you eat properly, you get enough minerals and vitamins and protein and you do something about your food intake, that you are going to keep yourself young and you're gonna get rid of those aches and pains and you're gonna be beautiful and glamorous. This is the truth, isn't it? So don't worry about these things, do something about it. So I want you to do this. When you wake up in the morning and before you go to bed at night, here is something that I want you to say a little silent prayer to the good Lord above. Remember this. God grant me serenity to accept things I cannot change, courage to change things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. So when old man worry rears his ugly head, figure out if this thing— can you do something about it or can't you do anything about it? If you can do something about it, do something about it. If you can't, then don't worry about it. Therefore, you'll have no worries. Try it, it works.

So last night I went to bed thinking about an email that I wanted to write, and And I'm lying in bed and I'm tossing and turning and I'm thinking about what the subject's gonna be and I'm thinking about what's gonna be in the message and then I'm kind of writing it in my head and then rewriting it in my head. And then I start thinking, should I send this email out or not? Maybe it's too big an idea. You know, the person who's receiving this email could have a major impact on the project that I'm trying to work on. And then I'm thinking, ah, maybe he's gonna say no. You know, maybe he's gonna judge me. Maybe it's not gonna work out. And in these moments, here's what entrepreneurs do. They usually do two things. One, they defer, right? So, you know what, I'll do it tomorrow. This big idea, this bold thing that you want to do, when you're feeling in the moment, you don't do it. You bow down, you take the easy way out, and you never go after that big, bold, challenging thing because you're afraid. And you say, okay, you know what, I'll do it tomorrow. And then you wake up the next day, you don't actually do it. So, that was a stupid idea, I'm not going to do that. And you continue on with the mediocre life. The second thing is You'll be up all night worrying about it, thinking about it. Should I send it? Should I not send it? What happens if I do send it? How should I word it? Should I add a different subject line? Should I put a picture in there? You know, what if he says no? Like, you're just constantly tossing and turning, worrying about what's gonna happen. And how much time do you spend worrying about what's going to happen or what's not gonna happen if you take a certain action or don't take a certain action? And so what I've gotten better at and faster at and try to do over and over and over again is when I'm in that moment, I get up and do something about it. So I got up last night, whatever time it was, 1 in the morning, and just wrote the email. And if he doesn't like it, forget about it. I don't care, I'll move on to something else. I've never actually been bitten too hard in the past. It's more just a fear that it's not gonna work out or people are gonna judge me. But it's never come back to be really negative for me. And I think it's because the intent is always positive, right? I'm trying to create some goodness. I may not have the right execution, it may not be the right idea, it may not be the right plan, but I'm trying to create something good. And I think that that intent trumps everything else. And so the next time that you find yourself in that situation, I'd encourage you to take action. Do something about it. You have this big idea, you're worried about it may not work out. Who cares? Just take some action towards its attainment. And you'll find that you often surprise yourself with the goodness that comes back. So the question of the day today is I want to know, what are you worrying about? What's keeping you up at night? Leave me comments below. I'm going to join the discussion. Thank you guys so much for watching. Have an amazing day. Continue to believe, and I'll see you again tomorrow morning for another shot of espresso. I wake up every morning with an espresso, keep me going.