What are you procrastinating about?

For me it came down to weight. Overweight and unhappy. Overweight and unfit, overweight and unmotivated to do anything about it, or anything else for that matter. You see the problem as I see it, is that if you procrastinate over one MAJOR thing, then you will procrastinate over all the minor things too.

Now I have reduced my size, I have regained my confidence, and most things seem possible. I say most, because I am not sure what is in the future, so therefore cannot predict how I will handle it. Will I handle it well, or just to the level of my current ability?

Current ability is an interesting phrase if you stop and think about it. As we learn new skills and gain better understanding of ourselves and our skills, our "current ability" changes too. We redefine the tern "normal" each time we act and react to situations and circumstances.

Our current ability is directly influenced by our thoughts. If you think you won't be able to do something, then you won't even bother to attempt it. If you say you are trying to lose weight, then you are giving yourself permission to fail. As Yoda says "do or do not, there is no try".

And he was right, give it all you've got, and more likely than not you will succeed.  I'm not saying that it is going to be easy all of the time. You may stumble, you may feel like finding a nice brick wall and planting your forehead onto it. But determination and perseverence will win over "i'll try" anytime.