Writers like to people watch and we
tend o read into someone’s actions and words just because that is the way our
imagination works. While I did take a college level psych class for one term, I
am not pretending to be a professional.
Why is it human tendency to
procrastinate? So often we put off the things we should be doing for tomorrow,
or the next day. Hey, it took me at least three days between my getting an idea
for this post and my actually putting it on paper. We allow ourselves to get
distracted or busy with other things we think need to be done.
Are we really being lazy or suffering
from some level of A.D.D.? Or are we somehow afraid that if we try we won’t succeed
– if we don’t try then our excuse is we just didn’t have the time. It’s a
little like playing the lottery, “you have to be in it to win it”. Of course
when we play and don’t win we grumble about wasting our money.
“He is able who thinks
he is able.” ~Buddha
We have to learn to focus on the
positive even when the outcome is not what we were wishing for. What did we
learn from what we did? Next time we try can we utilize those lessons and perhaps
work towards getting closer to our goal? What was the real cost of trying?
Maybe the cost wasn't nearly as much as the potential of success.
Success is not a measure of wealth,
fame, title or possessions. Success is the satisfaction and confidence we feel
about ourselves, it is the respect we receive from the people who mean the most
to us. Success comes from believing on ourselves. Many of the characters I
write about in my books are “successful”.
Even though he comes from money,
that isn’t what makes Brandon Price (His lucky Charm) a success. It’s his
determination to make it in spite of the lack of relationship he has with his
father. Brandon built and runs his own business in computer design, programming
and robotics. He has a skill and reputation for the work he does which makes
him a hot commodity to the government. Brandon does make a nice amount of
money, but he is still a down to earth kind of guy and looks forward to taking
care of the woman he loves, Caitlyn Smythe.
Not all of my characters have
complete confidence. Ben Johnson (A Chaunce of Riches) is a capable private investigator,
but he is intimidated by Samantha Chaunce’s wealth and worries that he doesn’t have
anything to “give her” in their relationship. He almost gives up trying.
Whether it’s past disappointments,
lack of confidence in ourselves, or some limited measure of success, we tend to
fear trying. We procrastinate, We make excuses. We let distractions help us
avoid doing the things we need to do. Later instead of feeling content with our
achievements, we live with regrets because just maybe we might have succeeded.
What have you been putting off
lately? What do you think you could do to help reach your goal? Let’s discuss
it here.
Ben Johnson was hired as a bodyguard for a rich widow and her kid, but he never expected to be working for the woman who had abandoned him just when he had needed her the most. Damn it all, he still wanted her. Samantha Chaunce never thought she would have to explain why she married the rich man instead of Ben. Or that her husband had been murdered...and Ben was the prime suspect.
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