“My New Year’s resolution is to remember to cancel all those free trials I signed up for.” – Anonymous
Do we really have to go? I’m only six weeks in and I’ve been so good. The food they cook is great, but the fat and calories! It will throw me off the rails!
Fine I’ll go, I’ll be strong. I’ll just eat the salad and drink water, no dessert. This will be fun!…
…These cookies are fantastic, can I have another…
Well, I think you ate the last one.
Or the last dozen! Can you relate to that? How about that opening quote? For me it’s a double edged sword. Damned if I do damned if I don’t. Let’s take the healthy eating and exercising resolution example. I can fall off either side. Why am I doing all this? Why and I getting up so early? Why do I work this hard? I don’t see any change. I’m out, done, maybe next year…
Or…
Hmm, I’m starting to look alright. I’m feeling pretty good. I’ve lost most of what I wanted. I have even gained a little muscle. Maybe I’ll just ease off the gas a bit. Hey, that cookie looks pretty good! One won’t kill me! Does it ever stop at one?
It can be so easy to just let it slide a bit. The rationalization and justification; my mind has become an expert, perfecting both the art and science of self deception, justification, and manipulation and I seem to I fall for it every time!
I can be moments from the finish line, just few more steps to completion. Just one more corner to turn and the end is in sight. But I turn the other way.
The last mile. The last 5 pounds. The last chapter. The last “fill in the blank” always seems to be the hardest. Always seems to go on forever. Always seems to, you get the idea.
Why do I do this? Why do I stop short so often? Am I not strong enough? Am I not determined enough? Am I not good enough? Am I not?…
Am I just average? Am I just weak minded? Am I just Lazy? Hmmm, maybe all the above. Maybe none of the above.
Stay tune for next time and I will answer those questions.
Talk Soon,
Kevin W @LEAP272
Owner-Operator
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