The bed was warm. She cozied closer.
“Are you in the mood?”
I looked at her, my eyes wide in disbelief.
“What are you, on crack?” I asked. “Of course, I’m NOT in the mood.”
Who asks questions like that? It was cold outside, 18 degrees as I recall. And dark. Who wants to run in the cold and dark?
She was joking, of course. It’s not a question we ask… or entertain about our running. At least not often.
Because, for pursuits of any import, mood is irrelevant.
I’m rarely in the mood to go to the gym. I’m never in the mood to count my calories or sort my supplements. I’m only occasionally in the mood to run. Sometimes I’m in the mood to write. And sometimes not. I love to photograph. But I’m never in the mood to edit. I’m passionate about speaking. But the preparation is tedious.
Rory Vaden writes, “Simply stated, there are only two types of activities: things we feel like doing and things we don’t. And if we can learn to make ourselves do the things we don’t want to do, then we have literally created the power to create any result in our lives.”
Successful people do whatever they need to do to achieve their goals, regardless of how they “feel.”
“Successful people are successful because they form the habits of doing those things that failures don’t like to do,” said Albert Gray.
Form the habits of success. Dial in the gym, the run, the weekly planning, the healthy meals. Schedule and commit the time to write, to paint, to practice the instrument. Do what’s really important. Do it every day. Don’t think about it. Don’t analyze it. Don’t wonder about it. Don’t worry about it. Don’t re-consider it. Do it. Just do it. No matter what.
When was the last time you asked yourself whether you were “in the mood” to brush your teeth? What a ridiculous question to ask, you say. Make your habits of success like that.
The things that look effortless, the performances that are flawless, the achievements that astound (all those things you’re jealous of): they’re borne of countless hours of practice and preparation. Of doing. And doing again. And had nothing to do with mood.
So if the new business venture is on your list, or the MBA, or the 5k in the spring, now is the time to start.
I don’t care if you’re in the mood, or not.
by-walt..
http://www.walthampton.com/journeys/are-you-in-the-mood/#
“Are you in the mood?”
I looked at her, my eyes wide in disbelief.
“What are you, on crack?” I asked. “Of course, I’m NOT in the mood.”
Who asks questions like that? It was cold outside, 18 degrees as I recall. And dark. Who wants to run in the cold and dark?
She was joking, of course. It’s not a question we ask… or entertain about our running. At least not often.
Because, for pursuits of any import, mood is irrelevant.
I’m rarely in the mood to go to the gym. I’m never in the mood to count my calories or sort my supplements. I’m only occasionally in the mood to run. Sometimes I’m in the mood to write. And sometimes not. I love to photograph. But I’m never in the mood to edit. I’m passionate about speaking. But the preparation is tedious.
Rory Vaden writes, “Simply stated, there are only two types of activities: things we feel like doing and things we don’t. And if we can learn to make ourselves do the things we don’t want to do, then we have literally created the power to create any result in our lives.”
Successful people do whatever they need to do to achieve their goals, regardless of how they “feel.”
“Successful people are successful because they form the habits of doing those things that failures don’t like to do,” said Albert Gray.
Form the habits of success. Dial in the gym, the run, the weekly planning, the healthy meals. Schedule and commit the time to write, to paint, to practice the instrument. Do what’s really important. Do it every day. Don’t think about it. Don’t analyze it. Don’t wonder about it. Don’t worry about it. Don’t re-consider it. Do it. Just do it. No matter what.
When was the last time you asked yourself whether you were “in the mood” to brush your teeth? What a ridiculous question to ask, you say. Make your habits of success like that.
The things that look effortless, the performances that are flawless, the achievements that astound (all those things you’re jealous of): they’re borne of countless hours of practice and preparation. Of doing. And doing again. And had nothing to do with mood.
So if the new business venture is on your list, or the MBA, or the 5k in the spring, now is the time to start.
I don’t care if you’re in the mood, or not.
by-walt..
http://www.walthampton.com/journeys/are-you-in-the-mood/#
