Tag: when

Focus gets scary

Decision making is difficult, but when it happens, I’ve realized that I get better with focus. Putting my energy into something, especially with the “Do-Talk-Consume” principle, really digs deep. My life becomes engrossed in whatever discipline I choose. But, to pick that thing, I have to decide, and decisions come with a level of fear I don’t get when I decide to live with no boundaries.

Some of those fears.

• The What fear – What if I don’t do this right, what if I am not good enough, what if I don’t do enough, what if I fail publicly, etc.
• The Why fear – Why do I want this so bad, why is everyone doing this, why am I scared, why can’t this get easy, etc.
• The How fear – How do I do this, how do I work, how does any of this work, how much is this going to cost, how much time, etc.
• The Who fear – Who am I to do this, who chooses this, who will like this, who will get this, etc.
• The When fear – When will I be done, when will I win, when will I lose, when will this pay off, etc.

Eventually I realize

We can’t do everything for everybody. Time is the only resource we have, and the only way we get to make that time count is if we sit down and work through the above fears. Each one of the questions runs through our minds when we decide to give something focus because we start abstaining from “all that life has to offer.” There is an opportunity cost with everything – things we accept  and things we don’t. The fear boils down to that.  The greatest truth is, we only have time. We have to make decisions to make that time count.

Note: The bold questions are the biggest offenders to me.