I don't recall ever hearing this type of advice until coaching school, where they really supported the idea of doing what you "want" to do, not what you felt like you "should" do. Such a different message than I received growing up, no matter from parents, grandparents, teachers. I'd sit at my desk, daydream, and it would take me FOREVER to get homework done. Later I managed to join enough activities where I had to do my homework FAST, so it no longer was an issue. Although my grades may have reflected my diversified interests. :)
For me, one of my "lifelong struggles" has been managing my weight. So I know well all about setting up reward systems to get me to lose it. In high school it was the blue leather jacket (please forgive, it was the 80's). Actually lots of times it was the cool pair of jeans, shoes, whatever. It never occurred to me to get the reward first, that I deserve to have what I want regardless of the goals I achieve. It was in that spirit I bought my first iPod this weekend in the hopes of inspiring myself to work out. In hot pink, one of my fave colors. Precisely because I was not feeling so great about my efforts over the holidays. So now I'm all cheered up and ready to get the treadmill warmed up again.
Are there areas in your life you're "holding back" on what you want until it's the right time or until you reach a magical level of circumstances? Particularly with starting a business, I think it's sometimes really easy to fall into the mode of, "Well I have a free moment, I'd better spend it working!" I think that's a definite perk of having a baby - children don't ever naturally think that way - they just ask and get, ask and get. Whether or not the homework's done.
Will this reverse (or you might say childish!) approach to conventional wisdom really work? I'll let you know! In the meantime, I'll be jamming to "Groove Is in the Heart..."
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