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What's Scaring You?

It's Sunday night, and here's your assignment for the week: I want you to do something that scares you. Or something you've been avoiding. Or something you just hate doing.

If it's something you can get someone else to do, get them to do it. In other words, if you just hate mowing the yard, and you can find someone who will do it for $20, let them have the business.

What I'm talking about is something that only you can do. But you're not fond of it.

For most people, this involves something (or someone) personal. We hate making that sales call. Or we avoid calling that agent Ms. Jones, because she's always in a bad mood. Or you hate doing paperwork.

When we dislike something, we usually spend far more time avoiding it than doing it. If we just go ahead and do it, it's often over with quickly, and out of the way.

So make it a goal this week to do something you're not looking forward to. Make that phone call. Or do the paperwork every day, so it's not this pile staring at you on the desk.

The important thing is not to spend time dreading something. Just do it. Don't make life complicated.

posted by Jim Huffman @ 6:47 PM