How much of what you’re doing do you really WANT to be doing?
For most people – myself included at times – that number is horribly low.
It’s easy to get so caught up in doing things you think you “have” to do, “should” do, or someone else told you to do that you lose sight of what you actually want to do.
It’s a trap that leads to frustration, failure, and unhappiness.
Today’s as good a day as any to take stock of what you’re doing and how much of it you’re actually excited to do.
Look at what you plan to do this coming week and put each thing into one of three categories:
1. I can’t wait to do that!
2. I’m not excited about it, but I feel like I have to do that.
3. I’m dreading doing that.
Once you’ve got your list, calculate what percentage of the list falls into category 1.
Then consider what would actually happen if you chose not to do some of the stuff in categories 2 and 3.
What would the consequences REALLY be?
You’ll realize the consequences of not doing most things you’re not excited to do won’t be all that grave.
So pick a few to remove from your to do list until the percentage of your overall list that falls into category 1 improves by at least 10%.
At the end of the week reflect back on how you felt about your new and improved week.
You’ll likely find the consequences of bailing on the stuff you didn’t want to do were almost nonexistent and the benefits of doing so were shockingly high.
Congrats – you’ve taken a big first step toward a life where you get what you need by doing what you want.
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