Tag: why?

Afraid to Try…

Jennifred Jones

How many of us are afraid to try…

To try what? Anything! Anything different you’ve not done before or aren’t familiar with.

New furniture arrangement, new color, new style outfit, new food, new activity.

New learning, new language, new computer program, new online class, new friend, new coffee shop.

Why?

Fear of:

  • Failure
  • It’s too hard
  • What if I don’t like it?
  • Might be a waste of time
  • It might make things worse
  • I might forget how I did it and it wouldn’t happen again
  • What if I succeeded? How would I move forward
  • What if somebody thinks what I am interested in is dumb

We could fight these fears in everything we do, but we don’t. It seems there are certain things that alarm us. If we can figure out what the problem is, we can deal with it and move ahead.

Let’s not be afraid to stop and think about what’s causing us to be fearful so we can excel in life.

What is one holdup area in my life and why is it there?

What am I going to do about it?

Unfinished Business

Jennifred Jones

This is  a sequel to the earlier post on procrastination.

I have spent toooo much of my life procrastinating and am constantly assessing WHY??

So this thought has been twirling in my mind.

Around the house have been several piles (unfinished projects) sitting for months and every time I see them it bothers me, so I put off dealing with them again and go on to something else….but they’re still there!!! Still in the back of my mind, still there causing a slight stress, because I know I should be doing something with them.

Last weekend, a repairman was coming and I didn’t want those things laying around, casting a bad image on my housekeeping abilities, haha, so it forced me into action! I made some quick decisions and got busy.

Afterwards things looked so much better, I felt so much better, those things were crossed off my subconscious stressor list, and I was ready to dive into the next project.

I began to examine how a seemingly insignificant bit of unfinished business was causing me to procrastinate in other areas of my life… sort of a kink going on that affected other areas.

So I ask you what I asked me. Is there something you need to finish or take care of first so you can proceed with your life.