Great thread.
I wanted to share with you one of my favorite quotes:
Evoking the Soul
Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to
draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of ini-
tiative there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which
kills countless ideas and splendid plans: That the moment
one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too.
All sorts of things occur to help one that would otherwise
never have occurred. A whole stream of events and issues
from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of incidents
and meetings and material assistance which no person would
have believed would have come their way. Whatever you
think you can do or believe you can do, begin it. Action has
magic, grace and power in it.
-Goethe