Why is it that we don't do the things that we know we should do...
Yet usually end up doing the things that we know we shouldn't?
I've got a confession to make.
Over the last week - I've been sitting on something that I know I should do - yet can't quite bring myself to complete.
So - you're not alone!
In fact - in the past, this lack of action on a project would have had my mind coming up with all sorts of excuses why I couldn't get going, or whether I would EVER get around to it.
The days would have built up into weeks. The weeks would have grown into months.
And then I would find myself a year later wondering why I hadn't finished something that I was motivated, excited, and passionate about the year before.
(Actually - I've got a couple of unfinished projects sitting on my hard drive that have been there for a couple of years!)
Well...at least it shows I'm not perfect, and that Lesley is right.
If I'm supposed to be a positive-minded, motivational 'expert' (her words not mine!) - then why am I such a miserable sod?!!
Anyway...
I've realized recently that I DON'T have to get hung up on the fact that there are some things in my working life not quite finished.
Sure...in an ideal world, we would all wake up in the morning and spend our day completing everything in 'gold star' fashion.
Then we'd go to sleep again...and do the same tomorrow!
But, as I'm sure you'll agree...life isn't like that, is it?
Both you and I have those times where we can't really be motivated to do much.
I bet we both have more of those times that we would like, too.
But...as long as we still have times were we DO fire on all cylinders and are taking some serious action towards our goals - then I don't think that it's a bad thing.
Instead of moping around beating yourself up that you're not as perfect as guru 'x' says he (or she) is - just spend the time doing something that gets you interested, excited, passionate, and focused that doesn't have anything to do with hard work in your mind.
Me? When I don't feel particularly creative...
- I just read my marketing courses I've still got to go through.
- Or go down the golf driving range.
- Or go for a walk and listen to some self-improvement stuff.
- Or go and pick up Katie from school.
- Or phone someone whom I know will never get off of the phone - but I will still have a great time catching up with.
Or perhaps I'll just sit down and watch some TV that interests me. No, not soap-opera stuff or the 'bad' news, but thought-provoking quality stuff like The Apprentice or Lost that gets my brain working.
An hour of escapism is worth so much more to your long-term motivation than just getting angry at yourself for not doing what you should, that's for certain.
Remember, though. There's no excuse for spending ALL of your time 'playing' when you should be 'working' on yourself.
Yet - you already know that, don't you?
But...YOU alone are responsible for what you do with your future.
So if you take my advice but get a little carried away, and use it as an excuse - then perhaps you'd better just accept that where you currently are is where you really want to be.
Unless you want to really do something about it, that is!
Posted by vurnumg
