So far I've only managed to listen to the first 18 minutes of it. Not because it's heavy going, it's just not something you can listen to whilst trying to think, plan or note down others things; it's something you should really pay attention to.
However, even above the hubbub of my normal working day I heard something important, something that made me stop what I was doing and listen properly. It was this quote:
"Self discipline is the ability to do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you like it or not."
Whether you LIKE it or NOT.
Now, that's where my ears pricked up. That has made me sit at my desk and reflect on all the things that I do because I'm too lazy to put in the hard work.
My career. So I've never known what I've wanted to do in life, but if I had put in the HARD WORK who knows where I'd be now.
My fitness. My ex was a PT. He would talk for ages about the things he'd read or learnt, tried to show/guide me a few times, he thought I was good enough to be a Zumba instructor and so paid for me to get my certificate. Though I found it all interesting, the healthy eating, meal planning, weight lifting, responsibility... it all seemed like such HARD WORK. So, two years on, I'm at square one instead of square 50 or something.
My finances. I've been very open about my weakness for spending. I like pretty things, what can I say? I want those gorgeous Irregular Choice shoes, I want that nice fake fur coat, I want those trainers, that tattoo, to go to that gig... etc. Saving means I miss out on those things. Saving means I'm at home because I cannot 'afford' to go for drinks AND put money away this month. Saving sounds boring. It's all just too much HARD WORK.
18 minutes was all it took for me to start thinking perhaps taking the 'path of least resistance' isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Watch this space people!
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