Go for it

There was something written in the James Clear email I really liked.  It was actually about likes – highlighting the difference between wants and likes.   It said,
"Focus on your likes, not your wants.
You may not want to exercise, but you like how it makes you feel.  
You may not want to write, but you like the feeling of accomplishment.
You may not want to wake up early, but you like the calm beauty of morning.
Wanting is the desire you feel before doing something. Liking is the satisfaction you feel after doing something..."
One of the titles of this email was “the power of going for it.”  I looked to see where that came in.  I guess this quote is a going for it thing.
I actually like very much the thought of going for it.  Making decisions based not so much on a safe way but an adventurous way.  A going for it built on what I want and like no matter how “out there” the methodology may be. 
It is outcomes or likes that motivate me.  I totally believe that what I go for should be something that benefits myself and others rather than something that destroys and benefits only myself.   To me that is not what it is about.  I want my likes to benefit as many as possible.  It may sound noble, but I have found that in meeting the needs of others, my needs are met.  Win/win I reckon.
The going for it is an encouragement to pursue a worthwhile cause in the face of adversity.  That actually makes a lot of sense to me.  It is easy to go for something when the winds are fair, but it is far harder to remain committed to something in a storm.  Some things it seems need riding out.
I am encouraged by the fact that storms always end.  The condition the vessel (which is me) is in at storms end, is dependent on how sturdy was my commitment in the first place.  There is nothing like a test of my wants and likes to show much something means to me.