He who considers too much will perform little. ~ Schiller
Smart Resolution,1951; Image courtesy of Paul Malon on Flickr.com
I don’t know about you, but if you’re like me, I enjoy the planning part a whole lot more than the actual doing part when it comes to things like health and fitness or household organization resolutions. If left to my own devices, I would spend my entire life daydreaming and planning my fabulous Technicolor life.
But if I don’t start actually doing anything, then that fabulous life I’m envisioning in my head won’t come to pass. And then I get frustrated with myself when I realize that my “plan of action” is the same one I’ve had for ten years.
I remember hearing somewhere that as long as it’s still a plan, a daydream, we won’t be confronted with failure. But, isn’t the lack of action in and of itself failure? Let’s start by taking the baby steps in our plans. Before we know it, our resolutions will have come to fruition!
My baby step for today was getting out of my office during lunch and writing this post while sitting in the campus library.
What one thing are you going to do today toward your goal?
I’m in process of “purging” my craft room. Heavens! how does one get to this point? There is so much in there that I know I will not do now – even if it did at one time catch my fancy.
Good on you JulieAnn! forward for all us.
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“Nothing happens in a meeting,” they say. Planning is necessary but it’s the doing that moves us along the path.
I removed a UFO from the closet and put it by my chair in the living room so that I can finish it in the evenings.
Dr. Molly — I’m glad to hear someone else has that problem. I’ve cut myself some slack and I’m movin’ on from what would hold me back.
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I moved several boxes of UFOs. My stress level was too high to let go of them even though I doubt the projects will be completed. In my planning, my projects only take a couple of hours to complete. Ha!
Yes, I’m afraid I have unrealistic expectations as to how long a project will take. I don’t work quickly anyway. And the time doesn’t really matter until I feel pressured to meet a deadline.
When we moved / downsized, I threw out things in frustration and anger. You were wise to pack your projects so that you can dispose of them with a clear head.
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