You are not it if you don’t do the thing.

You are not an entrepreneur if you don’t start businesses. You are not a writer if you don’t write. You are not a painter if you don’t paint. You are not a musician if you don’t play. You are not a leader if you don’t lead. You are not a friend if you’re never there.

You are not it if you don’t do the thing.

Before you become a person who does a thing, you’ll be a person who wants to do a thing. Be careful. It’s much easier to be a person who wants to do a thing than a person who does the thing. Remember, if you never do the thing you are not a person who does the thing: you are a person who wants to be a person who does the thing. You’re a fan. That’s okay, but they are not the same. We all have our fantasies. That thing you don’t do can be one of yours. Don’t let being a fan get in the way of doing the thing. Do a different thing instead. Then, you’re a person who does a thing who also has interests. Maybe you’ll revisit an old thing when you’re done.

You are not it if you don’t do the thing.

You are not a lot of things. However, you do get a say in the things you are. Choose deliberately. Otherwise choices are made for you and you become a person who does a thing that you don’t want to do.

You are not it if you don’t do the thing.

So go on and do the thing. Be that person, if that’s what you want.