We Make Decisions Based On What We Feel In The Moment

When we ask ourselves: Do I feel like I want to get up in the morning? Not really. Do I feel like I want to wash those dishes? Not really. Do I feel like I want to fold the laundry? Not really. Do I feel like I want to respond to that email? Not really. Do I feel like I want to do to the that AMRAP15 full of burpees? Not really.

Why don't we feel like we want to do those things? Because it isn't fun, it takes work to do those things (well to the majority of the population I am guessing). When tasks aren't fun, they become work and it's hard to feel like you want to do work. Going to sit on a patio sounds like so much more fun, doesn't it? But how great does it feel when all the dishes are out of the sink, laundry is put away, that email is off your desk, the hard work of your workout is over?

Putting in the work gets us one step closer to seeing ourselves as a person who takes action. During the pandemic a bunch of us started running because there was nothing else to do. I remember the first week of running, my running buddy said to me "you know, I want to be one of those people who wakes up and starts their run at 6am. I want to be one of those people I see on the streets running when the sun is just rising and they are putting in the work". Hearing her say that, I thought to myself "I am not a runner. I can't run". But we would make plans to run the night before, set our alarms for 530am, contemplate texting each other to cancel because we didn't feel like getting out of bed but would end up dragging ourselves out to meet and get the run done. It wasn't about speed, it wasn't about distance, it was just about getting out there and taking the first step. With each passing week, it got a little easier. I know it sounds cheesy but as we start to get comfortable with doing hard things, we develop a confidence in ourselves that I can do hard things and everything starts to feel a little easier.

We can accept that doing work is hard and that is OKAY. Getting comfortable with being uncomfortable is how we grow.