WHICH IS YOUR BEST PUNCH SO FAR?
I
recently read an interesting article by Andrew Warner, the founder of
Mixergy.com.
This
is what he said:
“… I had an inner critic that
kept getting in the way of my mission.
Shutting up that little punk was the key to my
productivity...
I noticed...
·
When I wanted to go for a
run, it said, "Running is too hard. Stay inside and be comfortable."
·
When I wanted to work on
something hard, it said, "Hey, why don't you open a few tabs in your
browser and read a few news sites first?"
I thought I was the only one.
When I finally got up the
courage to talk about it, some people laughed…, but most of the feedback I got came
from people who said they had the same issue (we're all really the same inside,
aren't we?).
Because I learned to punch
that inner critic in the face and focus on what I want, Mixergy is now
profitable...”
This
got me thinking. All those plans and ideas i've been putting off!
Now i know who is responsible.
Sometimes i've managed to give him a good kick on...you know where. It's always a glorious site to see him bend double in pain.
I wish he could stay bent forever.
But other times he has managed to trick me into putting things off...like that yacht voyage that i always dream about. It has always been 'not now' or 'suppose it was raided by pirates?'
And that visit to Thailand that i keep postponing. There is always a nearer and cheaper place to go.
Oooh...and how i would love to string country music on that guitar under the stars, by the fireside with my beautiful beue....or blow a relishing melodious bellow with the saxophone to my sweetheart in a crowded bar! But where is the time to learn?
Gosh! My world would be really different.
Of
course, punching this little punk is a daily struggle for all of us.
Do
you have a story of how you punched your inner critic in the face?
Please
share it with us, and let us all have a good laugh.
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