1711: Action begets action (Throwback Tuesday!)

So I don't know about you, but I tend to build things up in my head a lot.

It can be something I want to do.

It can be something I don't want to do.

And before long, it's become so much more than the actual thing itself.

And I'm doing everything I can to avoid the thing, to procrastinate, to do everything else but the thing.

And that in itself, let's face it, can be exhausting.

And then we wonder why when we sit down to do the thing, we feel tired.

So today, whatever you're avoiding, whether it's something you want to do, whether it's something you don't want to do, let's give ourselves a shitload of grace and compassion, regardless of how long it's been.

That's not important right now.

And see what you can get done in five minutes.

Now, you might not think five minutes sounds like a lot, but five minutes of momentum can make the world of difference.

No, you might not get the whole thing done.

Yes, it might take a whole lot longer than that.

But chances are showing up for it for five minutes is going to help you make progress.

Action begets action.

And it's going to be so much easier to return to the thing.

So whatever has become a mountain rather than a molehill, whatever it is you've been putting off or avoiding, A, I am with you.

I know this so intimately.

And B, five minutes might be just what you need.

Remember, you don't have to achieve anything momentous.

And as cheesy as it sounds, sometimes it is the tiniest push of the rock at the top of the hill that gets it to start going down the hill.

So here's to five minutes today, whatever it is you have to do.

If five minutes is too long, half it.

If that is too long, half it again.

Remember, we're focusing on the process and not the outcome.

So I don't know about you, but I tend to build things up in my head a lot.

It can be something I want to do.

It can be something I don't want to do.

And before long, it's become so much more than the actual thing itself.

And I'm doing everything I can to avoid the thing, to procrastinate, to do everything else but the thing.

And that in itself, let's face it, can be exhausting.

And then we wonder why when we sit down to do the thing, we feel tired.

So today, whatever you're avoiding, whether it's something you want to do, whether it's something you don't want to do, let's give ourselves a shitload of grace and compassion, regardless of how long it's been.

That's not important right now.

And see what you can get done in five minutes.

Now, you might not think five minutes sounds like a lot, but five minutes of momentum can make the world of difference.

No, you might not get the whole thing done.

Yes, it might take a whole lot longer than that.

But chances are showing up for it for five minutes is going to help you make progress.

Action begets action.

And it's going to be so much easier to return to the thing.

So whatever has become a mountain rather than a molehill, whatever it is you've been putting off or avoiding, A, I am with you.

I know this so intimately.

And B, five minutes might be just what you need.

Remember, you don't have to achieve anything momentous.

And as cheesy as it sounds, sometimes it is the tiniest push of the rock at the top of the hill that gets it to start going down the hill.

So here's to five minutes today, whatever it is you have to do.

If five minutes is too long, half it.

If that is too long, half it again.

Remember, we're focusing on the process and not the outcome.