No surprise - an aversion to work and procrastination rated as my highest troublemakers. The second arrow with this knowledge is that I KNOW these are my issues and I have a tndency to avoid making changes, even if I know they'll help me. I imagine them as major inconveniences and energy drainers. Something out of the ordinary, and I do love new and exciting things, is much more exciting when it doesn't directly involve or benefit me.
This seems like such a simple but personal choice to recognize what is holding you back, let it go, and move on to success. It boils down to fear for me. Fear of not measuring up to lofty made-up expectations from myself and others, fear of failure or looking stupid, fear of running out of time and not completing assignments at all.
It should not have to come to a point where the pain of fear is so debilitating that change is necessary.
Baby steps.
This seems like such a simple but personal choice to recognize what is holding you back, let it go, and move on to success. It boils down to fear for me. Fear of not measuring up to lofty made-up expectations from myself and others, fear of failure or looking stupid, fear of running out of time and not completing assignments at all.
It should not have to come to a point where the pain of fear is so debilitating that change is necessary.
Baby steps.
Baby steps indeed. I agree with (and have had to come to grips with) each of the things you're talking about here. Especially the introspective things that require more than just changing your habits. Changing your state of mind can be the most intimidating, daunting, scary thing in the world.
ReplyDeleteBut hey. Baby steps, right?