The way I see it, there are three options when you’re facing something you don’t want to do.
The first is to not do it. Of course, there are consequences, memories and experience lost by not. Maybe you’ll disappoint someone or yourself for not doing the thing. But life will go on. There will certainly be more things you don’t want to do down the road that you’ll face, too.
The second is to find all the reasons to appreciate, like or be interested in dong the thing you don’t want to do. This usually fuels the tank enough to get done what you need to get done. Curiosity is magic to your willpower.
The third is to make the task interesting or worthy. Who says the thing you don’t want to do has to be done that specific way? Why not infuse some treats throughout the task or ask a friend to help you (misery loves company!)? You have the power to think outside the box to make the thing you don’t want to do something you do want to do.
In the end, the worst thing you can do is not decide which path to take. The worst thing you can do is suffer in the time between learning there’s something that needs to be done that you don’t want to do and the decision to do it or not.
Stay Positive & Time Is Precious
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