START ANYWAY - A Pocket Protocol

START ANYWAY

A Pocket Protocol for the moment you know what you want to do—but can’t seem to begin.

Inside you’ll find a practical framework designed to help you:

• break through hesitation and overthinking
• stop waiting for the “right” moment
• shrink intimidating goals into manageable first moves
• create momentum before motivation arrives
• make it easier to pick up where you left off

Along with real-world examples, practical first-step ideas, and simple tools you can put to work immediately.

Use it when you’re:

• starting a business or new project
• trying to build a healthier habit
• looking for a new job
• learning something new
• putting off something you know needs to happen
• stuck researching, planning, adjusting, and preparing instead of moving

The protocol takes you through five simple moves:

STOP NEGOTIATING → SHRINK THE MISSION → BORROW MOMENTUM → CONTINUE IMPERFECTLY → LEAVE YOURSELF A TRAIL

It takes just a few minutes to scan, but it’s designed to be revisited whenever The Long Pause returns.

Screenshot it.
Keep it on your phone.
Open it when “tomorrow” starts sounding tempting.

Because you do not need to finish everything today.

You need to create movement.

At Maurellan:

We start anyway.