Apparently some people don’t have faith in me. I don’t blame them. I’m a procrastinator at heart and usually spend more time thinking of doing things than time doing them. I’m not proud of it really. I just tend to do things on my own terms, which aren’t always the best. Another thing about me is that I react poorly to what I’ll call tough-guy motivation: picture any sports movie where the underachiever is pounded constantly by his coach until eventually out of sheer anger that underachiever becomes a star. See, in the face of this motivational technique, my initial reaction is to sit back and do nothing. I feel attacked instead of inspired. Eventually, though, I start moving.Â
All this is to say that my absence has resulted in skepticism. OK, you’re entitled.
Aptly, while I was writing this, my friend sent me her first published book review. The book is called “Two Weeks to a Breakthrough,” which, she writes, offers a simple program to help combat career inertia. Step 1 is to share your goal everyday because it keeps you committed and “embarassed if you fail.” So, dear readers, I’ll tell you now, my goal is to keep this blog running. Now that I’ve shared it, I’ll stop talking and get back to food.Â
ahhh I know that feeling. I call it doing things “in my own time.”
your first paragraph totally had me thinking full metal jacket…
Based on the comments I’ve gotten about this, I feel my post came across more dramatic than I thought. There are no mean people in my life. Well, none that I love. So there, for the record…
Well it’s been a while since I had time at work to read my favorite blog (I need to get a home computer) and I see this. I have to comment… You are fabulous and just b/c you skipped a month in your blog, probably as a result of a full time job/boyfriend/life, it doesn’t mean that you can’t come back stronger. As advice I will quote that cute six year old in the Disney Cruise’s commercial, in this life “You can eat what you wunt. You can play when you wunt. You can sleep when you wunt. You can do whatever you wunt!†You wanna go get a beer later?
>I react poorly to what I’ll call tough-guy motivation: picture any sports movie where the underachiever is pounded constantly by his coach until eventually out of sheer anger that underachiever becomes a star.
Why does this sound familiar? Hrrrrm…no, it couldn’t be Mr. “I believe in the carrot and the stick”? Or was it others who have been “persnickety?”
Looks like this form of motivation used by your friend worked!
I think the “carrot and the stick” guy has marked my brain into reacting poorly to motivation.
But I guess, it did work!