The Lie of Someday
There are a lot of things you probably want to do, and you plan on getting to them. You know, someday. Many of us spend our lives waiting for that someday to come. Unfortunately, it often never appears. Thats because someday is usually a fantasy. It is the perfect situation for you to go out and do, get, see, and experience all of the things you have ever wanted. Its the most ideal time to do everything you ever wanted. Its when you know you will succeed. When you know that you simply wont fail. Sure someday might come… someday.
The trouble with all of this someday business is that its all based on things that have so little of a chance of happening that you may as well put all of your hopes and dreams into a lottery ticket. The thing is that your situation will likely never be completely perfect for doing all of the things you want to do. Putting all of your hopes into the perfect situation of someday and getting upset when it doesn’t happen is kind of like buying the lottery ticket and getting mad when you don’t win. It doesn’t do anything to help your situation.
Doing nothing but waiting for someday to happen is counterproductive. Each day that someday doesn’t come, you loose a little bit more of your motivation. This is motivation you need to seek out your hopes and dreams. It does no good to let it drift away so easily by waiting for a day which may never come.
Make someday today
Whatever you goals are, what is stopping you from taking the first step right now, today? Fear of failure? If thats it then you may as well keep on waiting for someday because theres pretty much always going to be a chance of failure. No matter what your goals are, the chances are you will probably fail from time to time. While its true that if you never try to begin with you won’t have to suffer the embarrassment of failure. But what about the embarrassment of never trying? Isn’t that a form of failure in itself? After all, if you never try then you can never really succeed.
As has been probably repeated in several articles, what really counts is that you at least take the first step. For example, if you want to go back to school, then start looking around. Looking doesn’t require a commitment, but it gets you closer to being able to make one. Thats why the first step is so important. It sets the wheels in motion and helps you get moving towards the kind of life you want to live.
Suppose that you want to write a great novel, but you have a job, kids, or some other kind of obligation preventing you from doing it. These are all things you need to pay attention to, and they do likely take up a majority of your time. However, this does not mean that you simply cannot make time for something you truly love.
If you want to write that novel, you don’t need to be able set aside hours and hours every day. All you need is to be able to set aside a small amount of time here and there. While its true that not much can usually get done in a small amount of time, it can definitely add up. Even if all you can spare is 20 minutes a day, eventually it adds up as long as you can stick with it. 20 minutes a day adds up to 140 minutes per week, or about 7300 minutes a year. Thats also assuming that you only do the minimum 20 minutes. If however you are able to find extra time on weekends and such, then you can greatly increase the time spent towards completing your goal.
You might be surprised what you end up with if you only take the first step and stop waiting for someday.
The lie of someday
There are a lot of things you probably want to do, and you plan on getting to them. You know, someday. Many of us spend our lives waiting for that someday to come. Unfortunately, it often never appears. Thats because someday is usually a fantasy. It is the perfect situation for you to go out and do, get, see, and experience all of the things you have ever wanted. Its the most ideal time to do everything you ever wanted. Its when you know you will succeed. When you know that you simply wont fail. Sure someday might come… someday.
The trouble with all of this someday business is that its all based on things that have so little of a chance of happening that you may as well put all of your hopes and dreams into a lottery ticket. The thing is that your situation will likely never be completely perfect for doing all of the things you want to do. Putting all of your hopes into the perfect situation of someday and getting upset when it doesn’t happen is kind of like buying the lottery ticket and getting mad when you don’t win. It doesn’t do anything to help your situation.
Doing nothing but waiting for someday to happen is counterproductive. Each day that someday doesn’t come, you loose a little bit more of your motivation. This is motivation you need to seek out your hopes and dreams. It does no good to let it drift away so easily by waiting for a day which may never come.
Make someday today.
Whatever you goals are, what is stopping you from taking the first step right now, today? Fear of failure? If thats it then you may as well keep on waiting for someday because theres pretty much always going to be a chance of failure. No matter what your goals are, the chances are you will probably fail from time to time. While its true that if you never try to begin with you won’t have to suffer the embarrassment of failure. But what about the embarrassment of never trying? Isn’t that a form of failure in itself? After all, if you never try then you can never really succeed.
As has been probably repeated in several articles, what really counts is that you at least take the first step. For example, if you want to go back to school, then start looking around. Looking doesn’t require a commitment, but it gets you closer to being able to make one. Thats why the first step is so important. It sets the wheels in motion and helps you get moving towards the kind of life you want to live.
Suppose that you want to write a great novel, but you have a job, kids, or some other kind of obligation preventing you from doing it. These are all things you need to pay attention to, and they do likely take up a majority of your time. However, this does not mean that you simply cannot make time for something you truly love.
If you want to write that novel, you don’t need to be able set aside hours and hours every day. All you need is to be able to set aside a small amount of time here and there. While its true that not much can usually get done in a small amount of time, it can definitely add up. Even if all you can spare is 20 minutes a day, eventually it adds up as long as you can stick with it. 20 minutes a day adds up to 140 minutes per week, or about 7300 minutes a year. Thats also assuming that you only do the minimum 20 minutes. If however you are able to find extra time on weekends and such, then you can greatly increase the time spent towards completing your goal.
You might be surprised what you end up with if you only take the first step and stop waiting for someday.