The Simple Truth About Starting — A Porch Truth Guide
Most people overcomplicate change. They wait for the perfect moment, the perfect plan, or the perfect burst of motivation that never comes. But the truth is simple: the hardest part is raising your hand and admitting, “This is me.” It takes humility to see something in your life that needs to shift, and even more courage to face the fear that turns into procrastination, then into stuck. But stuck isn’t a life sentence — it’s a signal. And signals can be answered.
The real superpower you have is choice. Not talent, not luck, not timing — choice. You can choose to move, choose to begin, choose to resume, choose to stop letting fear run the show. Most folks underestimate how powerful that is. Change doesn’t start with a dramatic moment. It starts with one honest decision made on an ordinary day. That’s the heart of common sense — simple steps, repeated steadily.
That’s why I wrote Crock Pots & Common Sense. Not to impress anyone, but to remind people that life doesn’t have to be as hard as we make it. The book lays out how to slow down and move, how to keep momentum when motivation disappears, how to resume after a bad day or a bad month, and how to stay long enough to see the outcome you once prayed for. It’s not a hype manual — it’s a steady guide for real people living real lives.
And here’s the part most folks forget: the prayers you prayed months or years ago? Many of them are already being answered. You’re standing in the middle of blessings you once begged for. Scripture says the promises of God are “yes and amen” (2 Corinthians 1:20), and that means He’s not done with you. If you’ve been waiting for a sign, clarity, or confirmation — this is it. If not now, when? If not you, who? You’re allowed to start living the life you’ve been praying for.
I dropped the price of the paperback and made the PDF free because money shouldn’t be the barrier between you and a better life. I’m not against you — I’m for you. I’m trying to be the man I needed when I had no one. I don’t want your money. I want you to live. If you’re ready to take the next step, the tools are there. All that’s left is your choice. And that choice can happen today.
Walter Adkins Jr. 