Do Less / Do More

       

(photograph - ©2018 wytchwynd photography)

 

Recently I have been working towards creating a clearer and (slightly) more organised life for myself.  Doing that has meant a sizeable chunk of soul searching and looking at myself from the outside.  This post is about the results of one particular exercise that I carried out recently.

My thinking behind this exercise was to identify what I could do less of in my life and in return what I could increase. So here are the results of that exercise. 

I am not proud of some of the things I discovered about myself but I am happy that I identified them and can now take steps to making some changes.

I Could Do Less Talking – I seem to spend a lot of time chatting to people on the phone and not getting constructive things done and the direct opposite of that is

I Could Do More Listening – as a coach I have to be fairly good at listening but often start thinking that maybe I could still do more

I Could Do Less Planning – I write plenty of notes for blog posts, for vlog videos to make certain I cover all the necessary points and the direct opposite of that is

I Could Do More “Doing” – there is a current trend of thinking that says “Done is better than perfect” – so instead of trying to make sure all the dotting and crossing is done, just do the blooming thing!

I Could Drink Less “Pop” (if you are reading this in the USA or similar then “Pop” = “Soda”) – there is so much sugar in a bottle of Coke or a can of Vimto that it cannot be doing me any good and it is certainly not helping me lose weight. The direct opposite of that is

I Could Drink More Herbal Tea – much better for my system all round

I Could Eat Less Junk Food – McDonalds, Burger King, chips (fries), KFC, Sandwiches none of which do me any good and the direct opposite of this is

I Could Eat More Salad, Vegetables etc – (there is a problem here) I would have to learn to “like” or at least tolerate vegetables

I Could Stop Complaining – this is not something that I feel I do regularly but the direct of opposite of that is

I Could Be More Tolerant - of certain types of behaviour

I Could Stop Doubting – yes guilty of this one!  Case in point I am booked to do a photo job this weekend and I am worrying about whether or not I will get the images the client is hoping for and the direct opposite of that is

I Could Believe In Myself More – How many times do people make positive comments about my photo work?  If it was not of an acceptable standard why would they say it was?

I Could Stop Lazing Around – whilst I am not a “lazy person” I do like to sit in front of the telly at night and switch off.  The direct opposite of that is

I Could Start Working Out – We have an exercise bike that I can ride plus I can return to the practice of Mindful Yoga again.

I Could Stop Being Insecure – I often question “am I good enough” and the direct opposite of that is

I Could Trust In Myself – I have the qualifications to prove I know things and that I can do the things that I am about, so why should I feel insecure?

I Could Stop Being Ungrateful – Sometimes I find myself taking things and people for granted and am sometimes ungrateful when they do things for me.  The direct opposite of that is

I Could Show More Gratitude and Appreciation – I know that I can do more to show both of these qualities instead of just accepting that people do them and not acknowledging that they have done so.

So I hope that you have found this piece of interest and I have to give a credit to “The Baking Chocola Tess” for writing the original post that started me thinking along these lines.

And whilst I have no desire to preach to you – If I can do this…….don’t you think you could do something similar?

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