Go Ahead.... Just Do It
Contemplation
Have you ever had an idea, desire, or inclination to do something, but out of fear, trepidation, or just plain laziness, nothing came of it? In conjunction with this thought, I've coined the phrase , "coulda, woulda, shoulda," ( maybe it wasn't mine, but I'm, claiming it), syndrome, in which nothing is ever done, because of procrastination. For Instance, have you looked at an invention, or design and said, "I coulda done that, and the sad thing is, you truly could have? Let's keep the scenario going. You say, "if I had the time/money, etc, I woulda done it." Oh yes, alas, the opportunity, the timing, the money was right, but you just didn't take advantage of it, and said, in hindsight, "I shoulda done that." However, nothing ever came of the good intentions. Ergo, the coulda, woulda, shoulda syndrome.
Consider this, what if Henry Ford had seen the possibility of bringing the automobile to America, and procrastinated, later another inventor decided to take up the baton and run with it. Henry....... I mean, Mr. Ford, looking at the other company's success, said, "I coulda done that." If that had happened, we would not have the Expedition.......... just kidding, the Ford Fusion. You say, "what?" Well Ford says, that, it is the best fuel economy car of the day.
Here's another one,(more research), what if Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak had seen the possibilities of what could be done if they forged ahead and invented the Personal Computer, but passed it up, and someone else decided that it could be done, and just gone ahead and done it. Then, Mr. Jobs and Mr. Woznak, looking at what they passed up, said, "we woulda done it if"......... Can you understand what I'm getting at here? Okay, okay, I'll keep it going. Let's just say you had an admirer, and maybe you kinda liked them too, but, you played hard to get and, they gave up and married someone else, and what did you say? All together now........That shoulda been me. The old, coulda, woulda, shoulda syndrome at work again here.
What are you waiting for
The idea for this article was developed, because while discussing, with a friend, an endeavor that I'm considering, she was so excited, that her response was, " what are you waiting for, why don't you just go ahead and do it. This endeavor is so out of character for me, that I am totally struggling with it. I can tell you this, it appears that if I don't do it, it will be one of those coulda, woulda, shoulda, situations for me. What to do, what to do?
I am a study in contradictions, there are times when I will have an idea, and waste no time in implementing it. Other times, I'll have an inspiration, or idea and procrastinate until I just give up. To give you an idea of what I mean. Over twenty years ago, I was lying in bed one night, trying to figure out how I could contribute to the household income without going out to work and leave my children to be raised, by someone else. Like a bolt of lightening, I sat straight up in bed, remembering something that I had read, that I thought could help me. Well, the next morning, like clock work I set my idea in motion, and, twenty years later I was moving on from that business, to another endeavor. Meaning, I followed through on my idea and it worked. Now, on the other hand, within that same time frame, as a result of that business, I came up with an invention that I'm sure will work, but for over fifteen years I've sat on it, you know, the old, coulda, woulda, shoulda, syndrome.
Something to think about
Where are you today, in your life? If you have a measure of success either in your personal or professional life, think, suppose, before you got to that point you just toyed with the idea. Maybe, procrastinating until someone else either did what you intended to do, or you just lost the drive, or desire to do it. Where would you be today, maybe, applying the coulda, woulda, shoulda principle. Since you are where you are, could you, going forward, remember what you did to get to where you are, and pay it forward, by, if nothing else, but encouraging others to follow your lead.
On the other hand suppose things are not going according to plan in your life, either professionally or personally, could you, maybe, this one time not apply thecoulda, woulda, shoulda principle. Don't over think it this time. After all, most things in life needs no rocket science mentality to be figured out. Sometimes, just take the bull, by the horns, and go ahead....... just do it. In most cases the worst that can happen, is that you fail. There is a saying that goes something like this, "nothing beats a failure but a try." In other words don't be afraid to fail. Ask Mr. Jobs, or Mr. Woznak, or any other successful person how many times they failed, before they met with success, and take encouragement from that.
What about me
Well, let's see, I have this endeavor, as I said before, that I am seriously contemplating implementing. What am I going to do? Am I going to fall victim to my coulda, woulda, shoulda syndrome, or am I going to take a page from my own book of advice and, go ahead and just do it? Um, let's see, I think, I guess, I might, I, ah, I.............I'm going to go ahead and just do it.
What are you waiting for
The idea for this article was developed, because while discussing, with a friend, an endeavor that I'm considering, she was so excited, that her response was, " what are you waiting for, why don't you just go ahead and do it. This endeavor is so out of character for me, that I am totally struggling with it. I can tell you this, it appears that if I don't do it, it will be one of those coulda, woulda, shoulda, situations for me. What to do, what to do?
I am a study in contradictions, there are times when I will have an idea, and waste no time in implementing it. Other times, I'll have an inspiration, or idea and procrastinate until I just give up. To give you an idea of what I mean. Over twenty years ago, I was lying in bed one night, trying to figure out how I could contribute to the household income without going out to work and leave my children to be raised, by someone else. Like a bolt of lightening, I sat straight up in bed, remembering something that I had read, that I thought could help me. Well, the next morning, like clock work I set my idea in motion, and, twenty years later I was moving on from that business, to another endeavor. Meaning, I followed through on my idea and it worked. Now, on the other hand, within that same time frame, as a result of that business, I came up with an invention that I'm sure will work, but for over fifteen years I've sat on it, you know, the old, coulda, woulda, shoulda, syndrome.
Something to think about
Where are you today, in your life? If you have a measure of success either in your personal or professional life, think, suppose, before you got to that point you just toyed with the idea. Maybe, procrastinating until someone else either did what you intended to do, or you just lost the drive, or desire to do it. Where would you be today, maybe, applying the coulda, woulda, shoulda principle. Since you are where you are, could you, going forward, remember what you did to get to where you are, and pay it forward, by, if nothing else, but encouraging others to follow your lead.
On the other hand suppose things are not going according to plan in your life, either professionally or personally, could you, maybe, this one time not apply the coulda, woulda, shoulda principle. Don't over think it this time. After all, most things in life needs no rocket science mentality to be figured out. Sometimes, just take the bull, by the horns, and go ahead....... just do it. In most cases the worst that can happen, is that you fail. There is a saying that goes something like this, "nothing beats a failure but a try." In other words don't be afraid to fail. Ask Mr. Jobs, or Mr. Woznak, or any other successful person how many times they failed, before they met with success, and take encouragement from that.
What about me
Well, let's see, I have this endeavor, as I said before, that I am seriously contemplating implementing. What am I going to do? Am I going to fall victim to my coulda, woulda, shoulda syndrome, or am I going to take a page from my own book of advice and, go ahead and just do it? Um, let's see, I think, I guess, I might, I, ah, I.............I'm going to go ahead and just do it.
To be continued.............
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