What a GREAT article... Always waiting for the “perfect time” to get started on new projects? To learn a new skill? To eat better? To exercise more? If so, here’s something to think about. When I get a different job. When things are less busy. When I find a workout partner. When I find the right equipment. When I feel less awkward in the gym. When I lose 20 lbs. When I get the right workout routine. When my fridge is full of the right foods. Tomorrow. Next week. Never. Human beings are always “waiting for the perfect time”. But why? For many, it’s a great distraction and justification. It helps us avoid the real — and risky – work of doing. For others, perfectionism and avoidance serve as strong armor against potential embarrassment, criticism, and failure. “I could ___ but ___” keeps us safe from pain. Unfortunately, it’s also what keeps us from growing, thriving, being who we know we have the potential to be. That’s why all-or-nothing thinking — If I don’t do this perfectly then it’s awful – rarely gets us “all”. It usually gets us “nothing”. Krista Scott-Dixon-
Posted on: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 19:55:43 +0000