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J.R.R. Tolkien - It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish · the Daily Quote - Positive Daily Inspiration and Motivational Quote of the Day

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  Podcasthero.com Welcome to The Daily Quote, a podcast designed
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  to kick start your day in a positive way.
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  I'm your host Andrew McGivern for September 22nd.
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  Today is Hobbit Day. September 22nd marks the shared
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  birthday of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins, 2 of the most beloved
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  characters from JRR Tolkien's Middle Earth saga.
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  According to Tolkien's fictional timeline, both these hobbits
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  were born today, Bilbo in the year 2890 of the Third Age, and
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  his nephew Frodo in 2968. The American Tolkien Society
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  first proclaimed Hobbit Day in 1978, and it's celebrated as
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  part of Tolkien Week. What makes this holiday special
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  is that it honors not just these fictional characters, but the
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  values they represent courage in the face of overwhelming odds,
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  the importance of friendship, and the power of ordinary people
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  to do extraordinary things. Hobbits, as Tolkien described
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  them, are simple folk who love comfort, good food, and peaceful
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  lives. Yet when adventure calls, they
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  prove that heroism isn't just about size or strength.
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  It's about heart, determination, and doing what's right, even
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  when it's difficult. Today's quote comes from JRR
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  Tolkien himself, who wrote It's the job That's never started as
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  takes longest to finish. Tolkien's observation captures
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  something fundamental about both his Hobbit characters and our
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  own lives. Throughout The Hobbit and The
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  Lord of the Rings, we see characters facing seemingly
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  impossible tasks, destroying a powerful ring, reclaiming a
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  mountain Kingdom, or simply getting home safely.
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  What makes hobbits such compelling heroes is that they
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  don't overthink these challenges.
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  They don't spend weeks planning or waiting for perfect
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  conditions. Bilbo leaves his comfortable
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  Hobbit hole with nothing but the clothes on his back.
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  When adventure knocks, Frodo accepts the burden of the ring
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  and sets off, knowing the journey will be perilous but
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  understanding that someone must begin.
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  Tolkien understood that the biggest obstacle to any quest,
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  whether it's writing a novel, changing careers, or simply
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  organizing your closet, is often the reluctance to take that
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  first step. We delay.
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  We plan, we wait for the right moment, and meanwhile the job
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  that's never started continues to loom over us.
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  The wisdom of hobbits is in their willingness to begin even
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  when they can't see the end of the road.
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  And even if they do need a wizard to kind of push them out
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  the door, they trust that the path will reveal itself as they
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  walk it. So today, channel your inner
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  Hobbit and think about Tolkien's wisdom.
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  What job in your life has been taking longest to finish simply
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  because you haven't started it yet?
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  Maybe it's that conversation you've been putting off.
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  Maybe it's the creative project gathering dust in your mind.
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  Maybe it's the small home repair that's been on your To Do List
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  for months. Maybe it's reaching out to
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  reconnect with an old friend. Maybe it's all those things you
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  don't need a perfect plan or ideal conditions like Bilbo and
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  Frodo. You just need the courage to
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  take that first step out your door and trust that the
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  adventure will unfold as it should.
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  That's going to do it for today. May your adventures be epic and
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  your second breakfast's plentiful.
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  I'm Andrew McGivern, signing off for now, but I'll be back
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  tomorrow.