I wish I remember the particular preteen novel this came from, but some of my favorite advice for changing mindsets at the start of an endeavor was getting away from thinking "Today is the first day of the rest of your life" and instead considering that "You've spent your entire life preparing for right now". This tiny little tweak to a pithy mantra really helped me put in perspective how futile it would be to spend more time thinking rather than getting down to the business of doing.
I wish I remember the particular preteen novel this came from, but some of my favorite advice for changing mindsets at the start of an endeavor was getting away from thinking "Today is the first day of the rest of your life" and instead considering that "You've spent your entire life preparing for right now". This tiny little tweak to a pithy mantra really helped me put in perspective how futile it would be to spend more time thinking rather than getting down to the business of doing.