Are you going to do it?
Do you trust yourself to follow through with...you know..that thing?
Or will you say youâre going to do it today, and then find another excuse to wait?
You know what Iâm talking about â itâs that difficult conversation or time consuming task. Â
And now that youâve avoided it for so long, the tension has built to a fever pitch as youâve played it through in your head time and time again.
You get a little shot of stress and can feel your blood pressure uptick a few times each day, every time you think about the task you are not actually doing.
The anxiety roller coaster has left the whoopty whoop section and is now destined for the full loops and inverted twists.
Your original plan of ignoring that thing, hasnât panned out.
The good news â youâre not alone! Everybody struggles with this.
The bad news â you have to face that shit.
More good news â youâll feel SO much better when you do.
But...how? How do you get out of your head, and convince yourself to take action?
You have to start with one. Thatâs it! Just one thing.
Every morning answer this question â what is one thing that you MUST do today?
The one thing that will make today a win, even if you accomplish nothing else. The one thing that you have been putting-off for 2 weeks. The one thing that you really donât want to do.
Write it down in a notepad. Then, at the end of the day mark the page with a big âWâ or âL.â
When you start to get a string of âWâs,â things in your life will change!
Youâll begin to trust yourself because you have proof that YOU ARE A WINNER.
The goal is 100 âWâsâ in a row. No âLâs.â
Run up the score. 100-0. This isnât T-ball, there are no weak-ass mercy rules. Â
You have to continue stealing bases when youâre up by 10 runs in the 9th inning. You must keep throwing deep passes in the 4th quarter when youâre leading by 30 points. You cannot take your foot off the gas. You have to log âWâsâ as relentlessly as Iâm mixing sports analogies and clichĂ©s.Â
And in time, you will be excited to attack that thing. Excited for another opportunity to excel. Â
Your homework this week: Start a daily note of ONE thing. Do not go to bed until you have taken action on that thing. Write down a âW,â and donât break the chain!
Youâll begin to trust and respect yourself. Or at the very least, you wonât think of yourself as a fucking coward...which is the only âWâ that matters.
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Be great,
Danny Lehr