Why you need to cut off your escape route

Hello friend,

We need to talk about a word you use every day but probably don’t understand. That word is Decision.

Most people think making a decision is like choosing between vanilla and chocolate ice cream. They say, "I’d like to be wealthy," but they keep a mental backdoor open just in case it doesn't work out. They have a Plan B, a Plan C, and a safety net made of excuses.

That is not a decision. That is a wish with a seatbelt.

The word "decision" comes from the Latin root de-caedere, which literally means "to cut off."

When you make a true decision, you cut off any other possibility. You cut off the option of retreat. You cut off the possibility of failure. You are like the commander who lands his troops on the enemy shore and then burns the boats. He looks at his soldiers and says, "We win, or we die. We aren't going home."

Guess what happens? They usually win.

The moment you make a committed decision, you flip a switch in the universe.

Until you commit, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, and always ineffectiveness. But the moment you definitely commit oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help you that would never otherwise have occurred.

You might be thinking, "Bradley, that sounds risky."

Living a life of quiet desperation is risky. Betting on your own potential is the safest bet in the house because the house is rigged in your favor.

The more you read my emails, the more success you will have in making these firm, unshakeable decisions. It becomes a habit. You stop wavering and start commanding.

If you are standing on the edge of a cliff, waiting for a bridge to appear, stop waiting. Jump. The bridge appears beneath your feet after you jump, not before.

You will be grateful for having clicked the links in my email because this next resource is the match you need to burn those boats and stop looking back.

Commit to your new life and leave the old one behind here.

But here is the strange part: You can make a decision, burn the boats, and start running... only to find yourself sabotaging your own progress a week later. You start winning, and then you do something stupid to mess it up.

Why do we ruin our own winning streaks?

Reply and tell me: What is one "Plan B" you are holding onto that is preventing you from going all-in on your dream?

To the point of no return,

Bradley Woods