Taking Advantage of Now

I lived my whole life on "doing it later". There is a strange dichotomy in my confidence and self-actualization in being a leader. On one hand, I feel inadequate for the task before me, yet on the other hand I have the confidence that I am able to pull it off in crunch time. As of lately, I have tried to develop the ethic of "doing it now". If I think about now, I should do it now. I make the mistake of waiting to do something at the perfect time which never ever comes. Isn't it funny how we believe that somethings are true and that if we apply them we could really benefit from them? I mean we really believe that...at least I do. But as Paul (the apostle) confessed "the good that I wanted to do I don't do."(Rom 7:25). Being a great leader doesn't mean that you are super talented or brilliantly gifted. It means that you do what your supposed to do. Every day. Every time. If a person wanted to go from one place to another which situation would be better: (a) the run for a few yards and then rest for a few minutes and then run again? Or, (b) take their time and walk each step at a time? I think that even though different situations require different things, the best option is probably (b). One step at time. I have also found that their will never be a ideal situation for success. You will never have enough time or such few responsibilities you can easily handle the things that leadership demands. NO! But you must make time. Create time. And use the time you have to accomplish what you can and what success gain momentum from simple steps. Someone I am acquainted with, and daughter of a friend, died last week. She was only 30 years old. I've known her since she was 15 and now she is gone. And all I can think about is what she was planning to do this week. What were the thing that she put off doing because she thought she had more time to do it. Fear should never motivate us but time should be respected. If you have "now", take advantage of it. Leaders lead from "now" into the "future", never from "later".