General Advice on Not Doing Things

Soooo...

You think about something alot. Like "Boy it would be a good idea if..." or maybe "I need to be doing that." or "Don't forget this on a more regular basis." etc etc


But it never really comes to fruition. All things that would greatly improve the quality of your life...

So whats going on? How does one make that step? What could even be stopping one from doing it?

What are your thoughts?

If it was me I'd assume the idea was sort of stuck in subconscious analysis... still weighing up the pro&cons in the background of conscious thought & awareness. So I wouldn't 'stress' over it but rather keep acknowledging how I could manifest those changes and importantly reflecting on the why of even actually wanting them to manifest!

Depending on what they are when I was ready, I'd be looking to scheduling in some effort to trial various natures of implementation. Some things might take a few different attempts to get the right fit. You only succeed by trying, and failing is just a normal intermediary phase of trying (perhaps sometimes called learning LOL?)!
:lol:
Good luck!!!

That said, not every idea is a good one, obviously :blink:

The mind wanders. Stuff gets lost in my mind but are never lost when I write them down. Pencil and paper doesn't are my best friends. I keep to do lists. Lots of times I don't check them but my thoughts are always there when I do.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lp7E973zozc

not every good idea is actually important

OB1Shinobi wrote: not every good idea is actually important

Very true. If it was important enough or if you wanted it enough you'd do it. Everything else is mind static.

Thank you Connor for the video. I'm going to get off my butt and do some things I've been wanting to get to for a while.

I think one of the problems is that we always think that we have time for that later or in some cases I'll be more prepared for that If I just do this one little thing first. Then it slips down your list of priorities and suddenly it's like a year later and you have done nothing to move toward making a change. I think we all forget that we can't just think about something to make it happen you have to do something about it even if it's just something small. My own personal challenge to myself is to lose enough weight to be in the healthy range again. I am going to start with the small step of adding 10 to 15 minutes of exercising into my busy schedule everyday and go from there.

exactly what these "good ideas" are is relevant too

to quit smoking is a great idea
so is learning how to paint or creating a web site to sell your widgets

all really good ideas but none of them would be handled exactly the same way

a few things that have high percentages

become accountable by telling people who you respect that you are going to do such and such

a lot of times the idea of not living up to our word will give us the extra incentive

get a day planner and use it

im working with this myself -its a tough habbit to get in to for me but repetition makes the master

im led to belive that if i just stay persistent it will become second nature eventually

the benefits are obvious to me - way better time management and organization

recruit others by joining a group related to your interest

if you want to learn a new skill then find other people who also want to learn
or who know and want to teach it

sign up for classes somewhere

put an ad in craigslist for activity partners

start a thread here at totjo announcing your intention to do whatever it is and setting a check in schedule

people will be happy to offer support and encouragement
if no one else does, i will

stick post it notes EVERYWHERE to remind yourself

EVERYWHERE

reward yourself with incentives for making progress, like agree that after six months of steady effort towards your goal you can buy yourself something you really want or go some place youve been wondering about

think of someone you really dont like and commit to doing something for their benefit that would really get under your skin every week that goes by and you dont do whatever it is that you want to do

put a jar somewhere
every time you do the thing you put money in it - when the jar is full use it for one of the aforementioned ideas

if you have any days off, use one to wake up an hour earlier and do your thing; at night, spend a half hour setting your will to doing the thing

make a bet with someone who wont let you off the hook that youll make a certainamount of progress

talk to someone who cares about you, explain what you want to do and ask them for regular encouragement

hire a ninja to jump out of the bushes and karate kick you every weekend you dont make progress

be like nike and just do it

USE THE FORCE

rugadd wrote: Soooo...

You think about something alot. Like "Boy it would be a good idea if..." or maybe "I need to be doing that." or "Don't forget this on a more regular basis." etc etc


But it never really comes to fruition. All things that would greatly improve the quality of your life...

So whats going on? How does one make that step? What could even be stopping one from doing it?

What are your thoughts?

You must lose your fear...