I don’t know about you, but I have a battle with @yvonnebraaf.
She is really a menace. I will just quote two examples. For instance, if I decide that I want to eat less because maybe I have gained weight or I think that I have been eating too much, @yvonnebraaf immediately starts eating everything in sight.
Or I make a resolution to stop smoking, I find myself smoking like a chimney or as if I am getting paid to smoke. How many people can identify with me? Self-mastery has been my biggest challenge in life.
I have the same challenge now with writing my Research Proposal. The minute I tell myself that I have to sit down and write consistently, I find everything else under the sun to do, except write.
This devil in me will do everything in its power to thwart my efforts.
But I believe that the truly successful people in life are those who make a promise to themselves and keep it. Those who set a goal and work to achieve it.
I don’t know whether I only perform well when I am under pressure or when my back is against the wall! Be that as it may, it sucks to operate like this.
I want an orderly life, a life where @yvonnebraaf is in control. Where @yvonnebraaf makes a promise to herself and keeps it. A life where there is structure and consistency – even though my very being screams against it.
I believe that one’s brain constantly tries to sabotage oneself. It is for this reason that I read the fantastic book by Eckhart Tolle - The Power Of Now for inspiration. I am not promoting this book, it is just a book that has helped me with this problem-child @yvonnebraaf.
Happy steeming everybody. Please feel free to share about your frustrations with yourself / self-mastery problems. It’s good for a laugh but that is oftentimes the thing that stands between us and success.
@sochul I would love to emulate you and @adil. Keep it up, I am trying to feed off your discipline and consistency.
I've been super scattered myself since I found steemit, But chilling a bit after 2 months LOL
My farm chores are suffering and I'm a chain smoking piss head too.
But life is good :-)
Now following for more
Cheers
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