As we approach the end of the year it feels like the perfect time to take a look back at what we have accomplished in the past year. For me personally the end of the year is the time I start planning my year end demo-reel showcasing the best of the best of my work for the past year.
If you're like me the end of the year can be equally rewarding and sobering as I never seem to get my (ever growing) list of things to do, done. As we draw ever closer to the end of the year many of us make new years resolutions; about everything from weight loss to debt resolution. Speaking of how are you doing with last years resolutions? If you're like most we go through an ever repeating cycle of making plans, break plans, feeling bad, and making plans. Insert redundant quote? Okay fine: insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. While normally attributed to Albert Einstein it is actually believed to come from narcotics anonymous and none less wise. Anyways lets take a moment and be honest shall we? What pattern are you stuck in? For me it is laziness I sit at home drinking my coffee expecting the phone to ring off the hook with clients begging for my video services, and I get frustrated when my bank account remains empty. (and I'm not just making this up for the sake of the article I am being honest) Now if we are also being honest we can probably agree that whatever pattern we are stuck in it is holding us back right?
What life altering event would it take for you to: GET SERIOUS? I was going to write out the tragic story of my best friends mother passing from cancer and how hard that was on him, and how it changed his life, but as I was thinking on it (and getting a little choked up about how things played out) I realized that story wouldn't mean nearly as much to you, it isn't that you don't care you simply didn't experience it like I did. However we can all relate because we all go through hard times and the ones that will mean the most to you are the ones you experience. What was your hard times and how did it affect you? Did you change for the better? Or did you try to drown your sorrows? What would you have done differently? Hard times and tragic situations can't be avoided altogether they come for all of us, but is that what it takes for you to get serious? I know for me pain is a terrific motivator I am a creature of comfort, if something hurts I will do anything to fix it.
If you haven't noticed this article is mostly written for myself I worded it so that it might help others, but really I hope that it will motivate me to get off my duff and get serious. The next part of this article is what to do? What is some practical advice that can help fix the problem we identified earlier?
1.Start with writing it down so you can know exactly what it is that you are dealing with. No seriously do it now, don't just think about doing it. Don't forget the why because at the core of that problem is a why? Why do I do what I do?
E.G. I avoid the hard or boring tasks in my business, because I want to be comfortable.
2. Why ask why? Why do I care? Do I want to change or am I just soul searching here?
E.G. Because what I'm doing isn't working, I want to make a change, because I want to see results I can get excited about.
3. What am I changing?
E.G. The list of things I ought to do will have check boxes that will be checked off.
4. Do it!
E.G. One of the things I struggle with is keeping up on my business blog I hate the thought of writing. Once I start it's not so bad, but thinking about correcting all my spelling mistakes, my terrible punctuation, and coming up with something someone might actually want to read is a daunting task.
As I said I wrote this with the intention of helping myself. I figured if I didn't write this; today would just be another day to cross off the calendar going through my daily routine in the same old pattern of comfort. So in closing this has been my first step today in changing that routine let's see where the next foot goes.
Justin
want more? Check out these other articles that helped me today:
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