Today, I got home and spent relatively little time scrolling on YouTube. I was on a mission. I had seen a mouse and wanted to make sure I never saw one again. In the midst of all of my cleaning and rodent problem solving, I saw the bag of old clothes and fabrics that had been sitting there for months. “I might as well take this. Definitely don’t want anything on the floor.” As I sprayed repellent outside, I noticed the rug I had been meaning to give a deep clean. “Well, I’m already outside, I might as well get this cleaned up now.” It’s interesting, even though I could never find the time to do those two things before, I somehow was able to get them done even with my cleaning tasks. It’s amazing to me what I can get done if I have a strong enough purpose.
Finding a rodent was a strong enough why for me to get my cleaning tasks done. But as I think about all of the things that languish on my to-do lists, I have to admit it is because I don’t see the purpose. I realize that I struggle to focus on tasks if I don’t have a clear why. It is important for me to see how what I do is connected to something bigger, or at least will lead to a meaningful result. That goes for things at work and for my personal goals.
I can do big things if I have a big enough why, even if I could never do it before.
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