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We often view ourselves as procrastinators or lazy or unmotivated. When in
reality, we’re simply unwilling. We put things off or avoid them completely
because we tell ourselves we just don’t want to do it or that we can’t do it.
Instead of viewing this behavior as a character flaw, let’s create a sense of
willingness where there is apparently none. A spark of potential, if you like.
You are a master generator of this state of openness and potential. Once upon
a time in your life, this state was easy to access, enlivened by the vigor of
youth or the curiosity of childhood. Somehow, over the years, we lost touch
with this magical state.
The famous philosopher and political scientist Niccolo Machiavelli once said,
“Where the willingness is great, the difficulties
cannot be great”.
Consider that for a second. It does not matter what you’re facing in life,
which obstacle you’re trying to overcome – if you are willing to generate that
state of willingness, that’s your doorway to making the effort, taking the
steps, dealing with the setbacks, and ultimately creating the progress and
change in your life that you’re seeking.
That’s why such a simple statement – “I am willing” – is so profound. You
become enlivened and empowered by its promise, open to its allure.
I ask again: are you willing?
WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED
Maybe you are in fact, unwilling. In many cases, that may actually be the
best answer you can give.
Sometimes declaring your unwillingness can be just as powerful as declaring
willingness.
Are you willing to live with a body that’s unhealthy? No. Are you willing to
continue living paycheck to paycheck? No. Are you willing to put up with
unworkable, unsustainable relationships? No.