You're Keeping Too Many Doors Open

Hi friend,

I've been noticing something about people who don't make progress.

It's not that they're not working. They are.

It's not that they're not trying. They are.

The problem is they're trying to keep all their options open.

They're working on the business, but also keeping the job "just in case."

They're committed to the relationship, but also "seeing what else is out there."

They're building one thing, but also starting three other things on the side "to hedge their bets."

And I get it. Keeping options open feels safe. It feels smart. It feels like you're protecting yourself from failure.

But here's what actually happens when you keep too many doors open:

You never walk through any of them.

Because the thing about options is they require energy. Mental energy. Decision energy. Focus energy.

Every door you're keeping open is taking resources away from the door you should be walking through.

You can't build a business while also interviewing for jobs "just in case." Your mind is split. Your effort is divided. Your commitment is conditional.

You can't get in shape while also telling yourself "if this doesn't work in a month I'll try something else." You quit before it has a chance to work.

You can't master anything while also dabbling in five other things. You stay a beginner at everything.

I spent years doing this. Keeping backup plans. Hedging bets. Never fully committing because what if I was wrong? What if I picked the wrong thing?

And you know what I built?

Nothing.

Because building something real requires you to close doors. 
To say "this is what I'm doing" and let everything else go.

Not forever. Not permanently. But for long enough to actually see if it works.

The people who actually build things aren't smarter than you. They're not more talented. They don't have better ideas.

They just closed the other doors.

They said "I'm doing this" and stopped looking at alternatives. They stopped planning backup plans. They stopped keeping one foot out the door.

And that singular focus is what creates results.

Not because the thing they picked was guaranteed to work. But because they gave it an actual chance by not splitting their attention across ten other things.

Here's what I'm learning: every option you keep open is a bet against yourself.

It's saying "I don't really believe this will work, so I need something else lined up."

And when you don't believe it will work, you don't give it what it needs to work.

You hold back. You keep one foot out. You stay ready to pivot.

And then when it doesn't work, you say "see, I knew I needed those backup plans."

But it didn't fail because it was the wrong choice. It failed because you never fully chose it.

I'm not saying burn all your bridges. I'm not saying be reckless.

I'm saying: pick something. Give it a real shot. Close the other doors long enough to see what happens when you're not constantly looking over your shoulder at alternatives.

Because the cost of keeping options open isn't just the energy it takes.

It's the fact that you'll never know what you could have built if you'd actually committed.

Until Next Week
Lorenc - Founder of Success Skill