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To-do list is OUT. To-stop list is IN
So here it goes, my To-stop list:
- Fretting over my imperfections
Yes. It is funny how it works. The moment you stop hating your imperfections and comparing yourself with others you take off in a big way
- Ignoring my strengths and picking on my weaknesses
You know how people tell you your weaknesses are in fact opportunities for growth. Your BS alarm should ring at this point. That fluff is solely intended for your annual performance review at work. Not in real life. So kick that off and move ahead. You are here because of your strengths and the world needs you for them.
- Not doing something because people will tell me so
People always have something to say. If they think what you are doing right now is crazy, then you know you are heading in the right direction. Go for it.
- I will wait for the right time
Yes, you can wait for the right time. But you just lost the "time" in the "right time". There is never a better time to do something than NOW.
- But I don't know anything
So how did you learn to eat, walk, talk and dream? By doing. Doing is knowing. Just do it.
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Today's prompt:
Life wastes itself while we are preparing to live. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Pic courtesy: Sid at The Imaginarium
To-do list is OUT. To-stop list is IN
So here it goes, my To-stop list:
- Fretting over my imperfections
Yes. It is funny how it works. The moment you stop hating your imperfections and comparing yourself with others you take off in a big way
- Ignoring my strengths and picking on my weaknesses
You know how people tell you your weaknesses are in fact opportunities for growth. Your BS alarm should ring at this point. That fluff is solely intended for your annual performance review at work. Not in real life. So kick that off and move ahead. You are here because of your strengths and the world needs you for them.
- Not doing something because people will tell me so
People always have something to say. If they think what you are doing right now is crazy, then you know you are heading in the right direction. Go for it.
- I will wait for the right time
Yes, you can wait for the right time. But you just lost the "time" in the "right time". There is never a better time to do something than NOW.
- But I don't know anything
So how did you learn to eat, walk, talk and dream? By doing. Doing is knowing. Just do it.
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Today's prompt:
Life wastes itself while we are preparing to live. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
If you had one week left to live, would you still be doing what you’re doing now? In what areas of your life are you preparing to live? Take them off your To Do list and add them to a To Stop list. Resolve to only do what makes you come alive.
Bonus: How can your goals improve the present and not keep you in a perpetual “always something better” spiral?
(Author: Jonathan Mead)
1 comment:
i agree. the 'To-stop list' is a game changer.
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