This is what got me to stop waiting around to get good at something before i actually did it (it doesnt make sense but i know what i mean. You expect one day something will happen so you can do it easily). Its toward the end the main point but the video makes a big point about inner game and has been in my head for years.
Enjoy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation ... feature=iv
Wont embed. Not sure if this is going off point from your original post but this genuinely slapped me in the face and makes a pretty poignant point about people in general. I also cant sleep...and too tired to do anything other than this.