January 6, 2025: Don’t Wait!
"Don't wait for the perfect moment. Take the moment and make it perfect."
- Aryn Kyle
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The American humorist and social commentator, Will Rogers, is reported to have said "Don't wait to buy real estate, buy real estate and wait." Wise advice. Were he alive today, he might give some of us this advice, "Don't wait to go after your life goals; the longer you wait the more distant your goals will become." We have all done this; postponed pursuing an important goal, because we're very busy at the moment. So we promise ourselves that we will pursue that important goal as soon as we finish… whatever has our attention at the moment. Many of us have also learned that other things vying for our attention, will present themselves and push that important goal farther and farther from our consciousness. Before we know it, we may have trouble even remembering what that goal was. We are constantly bombarded by wannabe important items posing as truly important things to do. The next time this happens to you, ask yourself this important question, "Does this task I am doing align with my core values and long-term goals?" If your true answer is 'no,' terminate whatever you are doing, and switch to something that will move you closer to who you really want to be. I hope this does not sound too simple, because evaluating present tasks in light of where we are trying to go, is critical to achieving our main goals. This year I hope we will learn to do things in the order of their importance rather than first come first serve. Just because some thoughts enter your head first, ahead of something else more important, does not mean you have to do them first!
If we can just learn to do the urgent things first, rather than the things we deem important. As I stated in a previous post, "fixing to get ready to get started to get going," will not help us move forward in 2025. It takes unyielding resolve, and relentless tenacity to win at this thing called life. Unyielding resolve to perform daily actions, which will move us closer to our dreams, is the elixir which cannot be denied. If your resolve is strong enough, nothing, absolutely nothing can keep you from reaching your goals and dreams! Now, get crackin!
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