“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” – Walt Disney
Here we go again. I feel it coming on. I see the signs. I hear the chatter upstairs. I start justifying this and rationalizing that. I stop doing the things that got me here. I’m slowing down, letting it slide. I’m giving up, bracing for the free fall. Back to the place I was before. Falling away from me.
Everybody falls, what’s important is getting back up. Getting off the downward spiral and moving forward again. Remember, the last couple parts of this series? The questions? How about the answers? That’s right! For me, I had to realize that I am not lazy, weak, and so on. But I can be and it takes a conscious effort be different and to break away from old patterns, habits, and beliefs.
But, as the quote suggests, the only way it’s going happen is by doing it. This guy created the most magical place on Earth. He has to know what he’s talking about!
For me, the key is focusing on progress. When I get too caught up on the end result and what I’m trying to accomplish I have less energy to focus on what’s right in front of me; the task at hand that gets me one step closer to that desired result.
Focusing on the finish line is overwhelming. It is hard to stay motivated if I am constantly focusing on the end. Progress happens in the moment with each forward step we take. Changes happens in the now when we show up and do the next right thing, not when we cross the finish line.
You know the saying, “it’s not destination, it’s the journey”? I have learned to keep my eye on the prize, with the destination in sight with my feet firmly planted on the ground and my mind focused on the moment. Doing this is hard, it takes practice and discipline. It does indeed take a conscious, concerted effort. Remember when I discussed what it takes to form a habit?
What helps me is to figure what I need to do to get from here to there, then breaking it up into reasonable, doable steps. I can digest that.
When I sense that laziness and self doubt creep in and I catch myself starting to let slide and fall away from me and what I am working toward, I stop, and focus on the one thing I need to do right now.
That’s it. One thing isn’t so bad. I can do one thing.
I don’t have to give up because I am still far from the finish line. I’ll get there when I get there doing one thing at a time. And, remember that you are going to fall again, just try to fall lighter each time and learn from every fall so each time the impact is less. Each time you get up, try to get further before you fall again.
Why?…
The ultimate question…
The original question…
And, it is a great question…which I’ll address next time…
Talk Soon,
Kevin W @LEAP272
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