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Are You Avoiding IT?
 It’s 6:28pm... I’m late... I was supposed to have this article finished 3 ½ hours ago, no wait. I was supposed to have this article written 1 day and 3 ½ hours ago!
I’ve done everything but my writing assignments today. (And apparently yesterday too) From balancing bank accounts to baking ~ and believe me, I don’t really like either one of those activities.
The funny thing is, I really DO love to write. It’s one of my passions. There is nothing quite like the feeling of falling into that state of flow, when my crazy mind stops editing every, single word that I type and the thoughts are formed faster than my fingers can peck the keys. It is one of the MOST delicious feelings to wake up to that fabulous ezine in my box that’s from... (drumroll puuleeeze…) ME!
And there is nothing quite like the day my article goes out to all of YOU, The Most Fabulous, Smart, Gorgeous People ever! I get the best responses and feedback! I get to read stories of what you are going through in your life and how my ezine touches your heart, or lifts you up when you are having a bad day or just makes you laugh. That is the BEST!
So why do I avoid doing something that brings me so much joy?
Is there anything in your life that you are avoiding?
Is it something you know you should do- right now?
Here are a few of my theories on why you might be avoiding stuff...
- We avoid doing what we know we should do out of fear.
What do we fear? Well, there are endless amounts of things we fear; rejection, looking silly, doing it wrong… the list goes on and on.
- We avoid doing what we know we should do out of laziness.
This is my own personal favorite. I always joke that I’m a lazy mom. I’m not the one with the super-clean house or the daughters who are dressed perfectly, (you’d think my house would be clean from all this writing avoidance)... but nooooooooo.
- We avoid doing what we know we should do because we are comfortable.
This is a big one. Our comfort zones are invisible to the naked eye, yet the line that holds us inside this zone is wired with 99,000 watt electric fences and mean, angry guard dogs. Each time we attempt to ‘do what we said we would do’ our comfort zone keeps us in place. “It’s so much easier to just stay put. Don’t grow. Don’t learn. Don’t stretch yourself. Stay right where you are.”
Would you like to stop avoiding and start rockin’ & rollin’?
Allrighty then!
Let’s get busy... I’m going to break it down for you.
Step 1: Do something, anything. Get up, out of that chair and do one thing. It can be big or small, doesn’t matter. There is momentum in taking the smallest action.
Step 2: Now that you’ve done one thing, call someone and tell them what you just did! Send an email to a supportive friend and tell them you need a celebration email right back. (it’s okay to give your friends/loved ones specific instructions on how to celebrate you - I tell my husband “I just want you to listen and tell me how fabulous I am, no other advice, comments or feedback is needed at this time”)
Step 3: Make it a party. Figure out a way to make the thing you’ve been avoiding FUN. Right now, I’ve got my headphones on and I’m rockin’ some Gwen Stefani on my ipod..."if I was a rich girl, na,na,na,na,na,na"... what can you do to make your life fun right this very second? Light your favorite candle and make your desk smell fabulous, make a cup of tea in your favorite oversized mug, invite a friend over and work together or side-by-side and then go celebrate with margaritas when you’re both done!
Debbie, my fabulous assistant & I crack ourselves up with the emoticons on yahoo IM and Skype. We send each other silly messages back and forth as we edit new materials or finalize projects we are working on. The other day she taught me how to make the Smiley-face-guy pull his pants down like he’s “mooning”!
 These are just a few ideas to get you started. I’d love to hear what you come with to stop avoiding doing what you know you should be doing!
Okay- time to stop reading and start Rockin’ your project!
Have a faaaabulous week.
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I’ve done absolutely everything I can today to avoid writing this ezine. I’ve balanced all of my bank accounts (even though I recently hired someone to do that for me), I’ve done laundry, returned emails, baked banana bread with my daughter... You name it.
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