She is sitting on the couch eating a bowl of fresh popped popcorn while watching Gilmore Girls for the 465th time and thinking, “I should get up and go for a walk.”
Another handful of popcorn enters her mouth. “Tomorrow is a new day,” she thinks.
Have you ever found yourself caught in the trap of “tomorrows”?
And when tomorrow comes, what usually happens? Did the motivation to do the thing you promised magically appear?
Yeah, not for me either.
“Monday, I will start that diet.”
“Tomorrow, I will organize my closet.”
“Next month, I will join that mom group at the park.”
We seem to get trapped in the elusiveness of tomorrow, or Monday, or January 1st. These ideal times that we imagine hold the secret ingredient to our success to start something new or begin a new goal.
I have a radical idea for you, and hear me out, because it is a bit out there.
What if instead of waiting even just one more second, you jumped up and you started RIGHT NOW!
Even if you did just one teeny tiny thing that was going to move you towards whatever it is you were wanting to start, you would be one teeny tiny bit closer to it. And one teeny tiny bit further away from not doing it.
Remember that first tiny step you took? Now it’s time to take another, and then another.
As you walk the path of starting something new, celebrate your accompaniments, no matter how small.
I’m talking toss confetti in the air, do a happy dance in your kitchen, put it on the refrigerator kind of celebration. Don’t just celebrate the end result, the beauty is in the process.
The magic of starting is found in the celebration of each step along the way.
What have you been putting off starting?
I don’t want you to even think about all those times you never started a project or goal.
That was the old you. That was the you before you knew the magic of starting.
Now, what is one thing that you want to start RIGHT NOW?
Write it down. Write down one thing you can do right now. Then write down what the next 3 steps are.
After that I want you to write the word - CELEBRATE. Yes, I want you to schedule an intentional celebration for yourself. Next to the word celebrate, write what you will do to celebrate this step. It doesn’t need to be complicated or extravagant, just something that you know your heart will appreciate. I have found that the more light you bring into any situation the better it will become.
Need a friend to celebrate with you?
Comment below and tell me what you are working towards and I will cheer you on along the way.