How Badly Do You Want?

I trust each of us run through these below thoughts one time or the other:

I want to do it! (may be write that book, I always dream about writing)

I want to be it! (perhaps be a more courageous person)

I want it (own that Lamborghini?!)

Yet still, you are not able to

Do it

Be it or

Have it

What could be some of the reasons?

Following are some my recent readings/listening:

Dandapani’s Unwavering Focus

Paul McKenna’s book, Change Your Life in 7 Days

Jay Shetty’s podcast, “6 Reasons We Overthink & 4 Steps to Breakdown Your Procrastination Pattern”

This is the question and pondering coming back to me again and again with increasing power, what are few things I had been procrastinating, which I want to do? The number one on the list is, “I want to get back to blogging actively!”

The next question on my mind is, why I wasn’t or why am not doing it?

1. Do I know how to do, and have resources to do?
2. Do I like to do it?
3. Do I know what it takes to do, and how it feels to be able to do it?
4. How badly do I want to do it?

I used to actively blog one time. It used to be such fulfilling and rewarding experience, hearing from my blog readers how my blogs uplifted them. Even now, I enjoy writing. I love the energy that flows through me when I write.

What is it that is preventing me to Blog now?

1. I know it is a commitment, and is not a one-time task. It needs to be done regularly, and so have to devote time. Also, not always I might have an appealing topic where my thoughts flow gracefully. What would I do during those times?
2. Since it’s been so long that I haven’t blogged, and I don’t have the same blog I used to have, I need to invest sometime brushing up and get into ease and breeze of doing it.

3. I need to create a structure and do some planning ahead. I would need to come up with a theme/niche and at least an outline of few months’ worth of blog topics I want to write on.

I am a big believer of embracing me the way I am, accepting me as a whole me, with both the good parts and not so good parts of me. If I am perfect in every way, there is nothing I need to learn and grow, and life could be just stagnant. It is the not so good parts: my weakness, my failings, fallings, stumbling that actually make me go deeper, introspect, figure out solutions and act upon to become the better person.

On the other hand, it is my good parts, my strengths that give me ground, stability and encouragement to propel forward. When you fall down flat on ground, who would be the better person to help? Physically strong one or a frail one?

Similarly, to overcome our stumbling, it is important to recognize and make use of our strengths and talents.  Our strengths can serve as a supporting and comforting cushion to propel forward with courage and enthusiasm. Besides our own strengths, it would be added advantage to have supportive and encouraging friends who nourish and boost us to stay on the journey to advance.

How badly do I want to actively blog now? At this time when my confidence is plummeting in some everyday activities and interactions, and the recurring messages I am receiving during my reflections to act on what I want to do, but have been procrastinating… I now see that this is a perfect timing and opportunity to make greater use of my strengths and love for writing and exude my confidence and self-assertiveness.

I am making a commitment here that I will keep sharing the new findings and learnings I make. Remember my belief, I value and embrace my whole me – with both my good parts and not so good parts in me. Allow me to share how I will be making use of both my strengths and weaknesses to lead a rich fulfilling life.