"What if I fall?" 
she asked
"Oh honey" I said "but what if you fly?'

I was having a conversation with one of my friends recently and I spoke to him about something I've been meaning to do. He's someone that if he wants to put his mind to something, better believe that he's going to do. His determination is so amazing. I asked him how he's able to do the things he does so well and he told me that he just does it.(In my mind, I was like duhh, obviously stop showing off😂)I wasn't very satisfied with his answer so he explained it to me. He told me he doesn't allow the fear of failure to stop him from achieving anything. So instead of dwelling on the "what ifs" he just goes ahead and starts it. 
What he said really resonated with me because I get crippled with fear when I'm about to do something that is very important to me and it got me thinking that sometimes, the thing stopping us from getting what we want is ourselves. We overthink on what other people will say or if you're confident enough to do it. Thinking about it won't get you anywhere. If all these inventors focused on the possibilities of what their inventions would be, we wouldn't have some of the basic things we enjoy today. I admire people who are very bold and unrelenting. it's a very attractive feature of a person. Like my agba scholar friend said, just begin. It sounds obvious and simple but it's not. Time doesn't wait for anyone. If you're too concerned on the what ifs, the world will move on and leave you behind. Don't be like me that fear fear used to catch, have mind o. You'll achieve a lot.