October 25, 2025
You can’t worry your way to success
There’s a guy named Dan Zadra. I know almost nothing about him (and that’s after Googling his name).
But at some point years ago, I stumbled across a quote attributed to him that stuck in my brain like a lawn dart.
It’s far and away the quote I repeat the most to students in my coaching program.
And that quote is:
“Worry is a misuse of imagination.”
Here’s the thing...
Worrying more will not improve your odds of success.
In fact, it’ll probably increase the odds of failure.
But “life is full of risks!” you say.
Yes.
Assess the risk.
Make a contingency plan (or don’t).
Proceed.
Worrying is a waste of creative energy.
Yours,
—J