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Picture it. You’ve got this thing to do and you just don’t feel like doing it. In fact, you’d rather do anything but. Maybe it’s going to the gym. Maybe it’s writing a performance review. Maybe it’s doing your taxes.
This has happened to me a lot since becoming an entrepreneur. I’m having to learn to do lots of new things. Things that are not in my zone of genius. Things I think will be hard and not fun.
Whenever my brain whines at me “But I don’t wanna…” and I listen to it and decide not to do whatever it is, I usually regret it.
There are two ways I have found to overcome the “I don’t wanna’s”
The first option is to create motivation. You might be thinking “What the what? Create motivation?? How?”. I am glad you asked. Here’s the deal. All feelings come from thoughts.
When I am feeling apathetic about a task it’s BECAUSE I am thinking I don’t want to do it, or that it will be hard, or boring.
Since we all get to think anything we want we can replace the “I don’t wanna…” with a thought that generates more enthusiasm. But, for this to work, the new thought must be believable.
For instance, I am about to get started on my 2018 tax prep. It’s the first year I am doing this as a business owner. Yikes right? Nope. Instead, I am choosing to think “It’s possible that this won’t be as complicated as I think”. Now my brain wants to go find out whether it is or not. Boom! I have motivation.
The second option is to allow the apathy but not give into it. You can simultaneously not want to do something and do it anyway. Who knew?? When the planets align and I have a task I feel like doing that’s great. But, it is entirely permissible to have a task I don’t feel like doing and do it just because I told myself I would.
Sometimes we just have to acknowledge that inspiration and motivation are a bonus, not a requirement.
Stop doing what you feel like doing at the moment and start doing what will lead you to create the life you have always wanted.
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