Greg Stevenson argues that what we call patience is often just fear wearing a calm mask. Real patience has a plan and a decision behind it. Fear is waiting for perfect conditions that never come, keeping you stuck in the same place year after year.
This might be a bit controversial, but let's be honest about the difference between patience and fear. A lot of what we call being patient is just fear wearing a calmer coat. Waiting for the right moment. Wanting a bit more certainty. Letting it settle. Sometimes that's genuine wisdom, but often it's avoidance with a respectable name. And the cost is invisible, because nothing bad happens today if you don't make the decision. You just stay exactly where you are for another year. Real patience has a decision underneath it. Fear just has a calendar. If you've been waiting a long time for the conditions to be perfect, ask yourself honestly which one you're really doing.
