I'm really good at getting to all of those "gotta do" things in life: Wash bottles, Do laundry, Change diapers, Clean toilets, Make dinner, Go to work. OK so I'm not so good at excercising.
I'm also, not very good at my "wanta do" things: Scrapbook, Read, Play Wii, Go to the movies, Finish a sewing project, Make the baby's activity book.
I originally thought it was a "lack of motivation".
After a lot of pondering, I think that it all stems from an incorrect definition.
Let's face it, I used to do soooo much more with my time when I was so much more busier (in my 20s). I think about college when I worked almost full time, pulled an internship, had a full academic load, and had a fabulous night life. Then all of the "gottas" and "wantas" were the same. AND I had the same amount of sleep then.
Was I more highly motivated then? Or, was it just a way of life?
Again, it's definitions isn't it?
So, I am now resigned to define what I do as what I "wanta" do. I don't think it's the case that I need to let some of the "gottas" fall off of the list...I just need to redefine my "wantas" as "gottas".
If you build it, the motivation will come. I need to stop waiting for the magic switch to be thrown and that I'll be automatically energized to do all that I "wanta". I need to just start and the motivation will build.
Right?
