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When is the Right Time?

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  This week, I got a call from my son Hunter, who is currently stationed in Texas with the Air Force: "Dad I am signed up for the Norwegian Ruck March , and I maybe shouldn't have told anyone" "Why?" "Well they are giving me a little bit of a hard time saying I won't be able to finish it, and I think I should have just kept it to myself, last year only 31 guys on base completed it." "How many guys are going to do it in your squadron?" "2" "Do you know the other one? What does he say?" "Oh, he is doing it with me and he says we'll do it" There it was.   More often than not the brave ones are pushing you to come along with them and the people who are telling you cannot do something, or laughing at your efforts aren't even signing up! This was a valuable lesson for him and a reminder for me at the same time. Too often we wait for things to be just right.  Maybe to prevent failure or to avoid judgment fro...