Decided

Today I come to a decision. I will continue to write and post articles onto my website.

When I first set up the “articles” section of my website, the intention was to share interesting and motivational news and information, and in doing so, to drive traffic to my website. This intention remains unchanged from day one.

There was a time when I wrote and posted daily. I stopped because of feedback that I wasn’t writing well enough. On hindsight, I now believe the comment was not that my writing was bad, but that it could be better.

My belief had always been that I speak better than I write. So this belief of mine was reinforced by the feedback and I stopped writing articles. Remember the old adage that says: “we always see what we look for?” It is certainly true here.

The fastest way to break an old belief is to form a new one. Thus I asked myself “How has this perception or belief limited me?” And I’ve found that one of the fastest way to stop procrastinating is to procrastinate procrastination itself.

Word gymnastics, some say. All in a day’s work, I say.

First and foremost, let me dwell a little on the nature of beliefs. On reflection, we may perceive old beliefs as being self limiting, but the fact of the matter is that these same beliefs exist to keep us safe, sustain and ensure our survival.

The purpose of this article, however, is not about the concept of reframing nor is it about procrastination per se. It is about my decision, and specifically my decision to continue writing and posting.

You see, I am a coach and I walk alongside my clients on their coaching journeys. So I realize I am, now, walking a journey of my own; this journey which begun so long ago, a journey on which there were many starts and stops.

I bought books to learn how to write simply and effectively. I engaged friends to give me advice how to write better. I paid for copy-editing services. These, as you the reader, would realize are merely distracters. I just needed to do it.

Finally, the day arrives when I consciously choose to learn to fish, not that I really liked fish all that much. And today, old beliefs dissolve to admit a new one.

And as with all goals and outcomes, when it becomes a MUST, the HOW presents itself.

What new and exciting beliefs will you be choosing to already have today?

"Use what talent you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best."

- Henry Van Dyke

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