-19 Degrees Celsius and Discipline
Posted by funky uncle mustard on 06 Feb 2007 at 09:38 pm | Tagged as: CareerMustard, Creativity, Discipline, Encouragement, Meaningful Work, Motivation, MustardMusings, Passions, Perserverance, PunkMustard, Pursuing Dreams, Satisfying Work
(That’s about -2 degrees Fahrenheit for the metrically-impaired.)
Discipline is doing things you know you should even when you don’t feel like it. Today it was negative 19 degrees Celsius at about the time I usually go for a run. I skipped yesterday for a number of reasons. (Ok, it was only actually one - I was grumpy.)
But today was different. I slept last night. A lot. I got up early. Had time to think – clearly.
My wife has told me – more than once – “You think too much. Stop thinking and start doing!†She’s probably right (most wives are, aren’t they?).
If you’re sort of joining me on this journey to being closer to who you were made to be; if you’re trying to move towards working in areas about which you are passionate; or if you are a creative type would like nothing more than to create, then here’s the deal: you’ve got to take steps in that direction. Regularly.
And sometimes that takes discipline.
Going for a run today reminded me of that. And it felt good.
I bet you’ll feel better the next time you do that thing you know you need to do, too.
Yes, I certainly will. I think I am sort of joining you on this journey, John. What’s still resonating with me though is “The answer to how is yes”. It’s the most simple thing I’ve heard but such a call to action. It got me fleshing out novel ideas at night in hospital.
Metrically impaired? Pah!
Your wife has some good advice! I am afraid that I am also guilty of thinking too much… lately I’ve been forcing myself awake early in the mornings to write for myself, just to shut up my own head. If I don’t try, I’ll never know what could happen, right?
Charlotte - glad to have you on board!
emma - well, you just crack me up.
nova - Right!