Give This Up And You Can Go After Anything You Want

Getting stuck is normal.Having “writer’s block” is normal.Not seeing the next step or the solution is normal.

The hard part isn’t always thinking through the problem.

The hard part is usually just starting to move in a direction that’s close.Once you’re moving, it’s harder for others to tell you why it won’t work.

Once you’re moving, the game is just about adjusting the course to suit your mission.

Give up the idea that the trajectory has to look like what you think or want it to look like: because it will never look that way.If you give up this idea or predetermined vision for what your path will look like, you can actually focus on what’s ahead and how to adapt.

2 Minute Action

Do sit-ups for 2 minutes.Email your boss to tell them about the idea you have.Write a blog post instead of the whole first chapter of your novel.None of these things are huge or what people imagine themselves doing to move toward their goals, and that’s exactly the point.Just 2 minutes can get the ball rolling, and that’s all you need.Don’t get caught up on how you roll the ball, because that’s just an inconsequential distraction.

🤔 5 Ways You're Getting Sidetracked Without Knowing It

Tips.Tricks.Hacks.Apps.Tools.All of this is noise and it doesn't matter.

Do you know what matters?

Focus.Commitment.Accountability.Discipline.Mission.

No more apps. No more hacks. No more tips and tricks.

No more anything until you master those last 5 lines above.It was just Valentine's Day, right?A day where we praise commitment with gratitude. How about your commitment to yourself? It will be much harder to commit to anyone else if you can't master this inside yourself first.

2 Minute Action

In 2 minutes, you could meditate and practice focus.In 2 minutes, you could practice your commitment to yourself (drawing, playing an instrument, writing, etc.)In 2 minutes, you could tell a friend about your workout plan so they won't let you off the hook.In 2 minutes, you could do just one thing you dislike doing.In 2 minutes, you could write out your personal mission statement.I just came up with these on-the-fly. You can steal one of these actions or come up with your own.Either way, it's critical that you start, even if you start small.

🤢How Getting Sick Relates To Productivity🤢

This is going to sound gross.Just stick with me, here. It will make sense.It’s like throwing up.You know the feeling you get when you feel nauseous and you know that if you just throw up you’ll feel a lot better?

It’s awful and feels hard on your body but you know you’ll be okay afterward.

That’s what a lot of life is like.Difficult conversations, going to the gym, and doing anything else you don’t want to do.

You're just going to feel anxious until you throw up.

Of course, no one wants to endure the feeling of throwing up so we just avoid it as long as possible—but that just makes us stay nauseous longer.Your call.

2 Minute Action

Whats the thing you most want to avoid today?A conversation? The pull-up bar? A sales call?Start with that.You will get some serious confidence and momentum by making it the first accomplishment of the day.