Yesterday, I talked about how to accomplish your goals and resolutions. From my experience, one of the biggest obstacles that we have to overcome is what I call the “I’ll do it tomorrow” syndrome. You might also call this the “I’ll start on Monday” syndrome as well.
I can’t even begin to think how many times I have said these words to myself. Perhaps I’m was having an unusually crazy week or my schedule was a bit out of the ordinary. Instead of doing what was on my goal list, I would tell myself “I’ll start again on Monday” or “I’ll do it when my life quiets down again.” There will always be a “better time” to do what we have to do. There will always be tomorrow….or Monday….or next week. But like my mother used to tell me, “Tomorrow never comes”.
The trick of overcoming this obstacle is to first be aware of it. I probably was guilty of this for years before I even realized that I was doing it. It seems innocent enough, telling yourself that you can skip a day or two until things get back to normal. Then before you know it, your goal has completely fallen from your radar.
A few years ago, I was planning a trip to Mexico and promised that I would study Spanish. I started off with a bang but then I had “busy weeks” pop-up here and there, where I just couldn’t fit it in. But that’s OK. I’ll start again on Monday. Next thing I knew, an entire year had passed, my trip was imminent and all I could say in Spanish was “Where is the bathroom please”.
So when the “I’ll do it tomorrow” syndrome rears its nasty little head, you can smile, wag your finger at it and instead, move one step closer to accomplishing your goal.
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