The Lie

Amar Pandit , CFA , CFP

Amar Pandit

A respected entrepreneur with 25+ years of Experience, Amar Pandit is the Founder of several companies that are making a Happy difference in the lives of people. He is currently the Founder of Happyness Factory, a world-class online investment & goal-based financial planning platform through which he aims to help every Indian family save and invest wisely. He is very passionate about spreading financial literacy and is the author of 4 bestselling books (+ 2 more to release in 2020), 8 Sketch Books, Board Game and 700 + columns.

April 14, 2023 | 1 Minute Read

One of the lies that we tell ourselves and sometimes others is “If I Had Time.”

How many times have you said this? I certainly have sometimes…

We even live with this lie comfortably.

Author Julia Cameron in her book “The Right to Write” wrote, “The ‘if I had time’ lie is a convenient way to ignore the fact that novels require being written and that writing happens one sentence at a time. Sentences can happen in a moment. Enough stolen moments, enough stolen sentences, and a novel is born, without the luxury of time.”

This not only applies to writing a book but literally to anything we have always wanted to do (but never found the time). It’s time to stop repeating this lie. And start doing what needs to be done.

The Next Step. And then the Next Step…And Keep Going till you have finished your …(fill in the blanks)