Posts Tagged ‘ common excuses ’

I think it’s simply human nature that those who undertake home improvement projects will always have at least one unfinished, 5 just started and 20 more on a list somewhere. It’s just when the unfinished one lingers for ten years that there just might be a problem. An uncomfortable space, or one with uncomfortable...
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Maybe because it can be done basically anywhere, for any length of time, makes writing even more prone to excuses.  There’s really no good reason why anyone that’s said that they want to write a book hasn’t done so already. Getting published is something different; actually writing the thing is completely under your control....
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It seems like big trips to new places are one of the most common sinkholes of excuses. You got the idea into your head that it would be fun to see the castles on the Rhine in person and then suddenly it’s ten years later and you still think it would be fun but...
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There’s nothing glamorous about taking out the garbage or loading the dishwasher. It’s even hard to relate that to making that trip to Italy happen or retiring to Baja. But. not getting them done, at least the basics, does keep you from achieving those goals. Partly because the rest of your life doesn’t...
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I am not a neat freak nor is that required to achieve grand things in life. But if you, like me, periodically stare at a stack of dishes that could have, should have, made it into the dishwasher the night before it’s worth considering how much time and energy goes into repeating “I need...
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Maybe you are also one of the people that needs multiple interests going to be happy.  Jewelry design is my second career passion joining photography. I could wish investment banking were a passion instead of ‘artistic’ pursuits but maybe that will come in due time.  For now figuring out how to juggle everything without...
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Hobbies are important – basically having something in your life that you judge by how much you enjoy doing it and not where it takes you. But for those of us with pressing goals they can be the first thing that goes by the wayside.  The excuses just help it stay there because most...
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Although I have a secret yearning for a lush and perfect cottage garden like the kind you see on estate travel shows I also  know that’s requires more patience than anything else. At the same time there is weeding, fertilizing and pruning that needs to happen to get it there.  Getting the bare minimum...
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So what am I going to do about all the excuses and constraints on getting more exercise?  Like photography, I’m simply going to set my sights a lot lower. Instead of the 2.5 hours a day I know it took in the past, I’m going to commit to 30 minutes every day. Nothing fancy...
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I wish weight were a purely aesthetic consideration – but, it isn’t when it impacts flexibility and miles hiked. So it’s important for my health and also for accomplishing my other goals. I hate to admit it but it’s been falling pretty much last on the list for quite awhile. Like many, I’ve made...
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