Self discipline, now there's something I need. I'm an Overthinker and worry should be my middle name. I'm constantly anxious. Well I was raised to do it right the first time so I didn't have to waste my time doing it again. That was what mother superior told us every morning in the orphanage,grew up in as we started our morning chores. I stored out every day with good intentions of following a certain plan especially with my writing and end up doing 100 other things. I really need to read this article. Thank you.
Great post Cecil! It’s all true and I know I need to hear it often to help my self discipline. Doing the actual work is not the hard part. Showing up is the hardest part. Once you’ve showed up, doing the work just flows naturally. When I find myself making excuses not to do the work, I step back and think “how will I feel if I don’t show up and do a little work?”
We all have the world beating us down every day. So it feels good to take control and do some work. That little bit of forward movement will yield a positive outcome in your life. And we all could use some of that.
Gawd, when I was a kid, I hated practicing piano. I never did enjoy playing it as I was impatient and wanted to be really good at it without all the boring practice. So I gave it up. Now as an adult and an artist, I find myself testing out all sorts of methods before I apply it directly to the art piece I'm working on.....testing colors, glue, paint on specific textures etc.....what's that saying?....'measure twice cut once'? I've learned the hard way when I used to skip important testing of materials because my impatience got the best of me. Yes, sometimes that work, but now I'm more deliberately taking my time as I want to get it right after I've 'measured TWICE'. Good article. Thanks for the reminder.
Self discipline, now there's something I need. I'm an Overthinker and worry should be my middle name. I'm constantly anxious. Well I was raised to do it right the first time so I didn't have to waste my time doing it again. That was what mother superior told us every morning in the orphanage,grew up in as we started our morning chores. I stored out every day with good intentions of following a certain plan especially with my writing and end up doing 100 other things. I really need to read this article. Thank you.
Great post Cecil! It’s all true and I know I need to hear it often to help my self discipline. Doing the actual work is not the hard part. Showing up is the hardest part. Once you’ve showed up, doing the work just flows naturally. When I find myself making excuses not to do the work, I step back and think “how will I feel if I don’t show up and do a little work?”
We all have the world beating us down every day. So it feels good to take control and do some work. That little bit of forward movement will yield a positive outcome in your life. And we all could use some of that.
Gawd, when I was a kid, I hated practicing piano. I never did enjoy playing it as I was impatient and wanted to be really good at it without all the boring practice. So I gave it up. Now as an adult and an artist, I find myself testing out all sorts of methods before I apply it directly to the art piece I'm working on.....testing colors, glue, paint on specific textures etc.....what's that saying?....'measure twice cut once'? I've learned the hard way when I used to skip important testing of materials because my impatience got the best of me. Yes, sometimes that work, but now I'm more deliberately taking my time as I want to get it right after I've 'measured TWICE'. Good article. Thanks for the reminder.