Most of us, we count on there being a tomorrow, however, some of us will not see tomorrow. In either case, there's no time like the present to do the things that we have either been putting off or are to lazy to attempt today.
I like the question..."does motivation bring productivity or does productivity bring motivation?" Either way, it is only by acting that we accomplish our goals, whatever they may be. It doesn't matter if the goal requires long-term planning and step-by-step achievement of goals or if the desired outcome is one that we want to accomplish today. If we fail to act, our goals wont be achieved. Not today, not ever. Goals are only met when we put in the effort and do the hard work required to achieve them.
Who can make the changes but us? Our loved ones, our family, our friends, a sponsor, a therapist, an employer cant do them for us. Others can make recommendations, encourage and support us, even inspire us with their actions
Why do we put things off anyways? For some, it's the fear of failure. For others, it's the fear of rejection, or a combination of the two. Or, we may just be too lazy, feel we have too much on our plate already and think there is always tomorrow to get busy and care of matters. I believe we can overcome the tendency to put off what needs to be done by taking small steps towards our goals. We don't have to bite off more than we feel we can chew, just take small bites.
It's important to remember that we grow as we learn. Little things do add up. We can make "making changes" a little easier by setting a small but desirable goal for ourselves. Then we can figure out the best way to go about achieving that goal. Then we need to get busy and do what needs to be done. At the end of the day, we'll have made progress and made some small changes in our life.
Most of the time, people have a tendency to make New Year's resolutions, yet how many actually stick to them? I know the percentage is pretty small. I'm not one to talk, because it seems to be the story of my life, not being able to follow through with change. I'm for sure not saying change is easy, because for me, it's very challenging. I do believe age henders making changes, makes it more difficult, kind of like the saying "you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make them drink." I will admit, there are times that I will dig my heels into the ground and not budge. I'd like to be able to say "I welcome change", but that's not true for me. I am trying to be more open about change!
I do know change is inevitiable, some easy, most not so easy. When it comes to change, I do like:
*change of seasons
*change of colors in the fall
*time change twice a year
*change in my purse
*changing of the guard in Washington DC
*change of pace ( I love free-time)
some harder changes for me:
*changes in technology
*change in routine
*change of careers
* change of diet
I have learned though that change is easier for me if I turn it over to God and ask for His guidance, His strength, His direction, and stay open minded and open hearted for his plans to prosper me. And I can do all this because of His AMAZING GRACE....
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