Streaming lining my goals

I just realised I have too many goals that pull me in different directions. They are all conflicting. And call me a lazy ass but I have decided to scrap them.

I read and bought so many self-help books that give me outlines: Personal, Educational, Spiritual, Wealth, Health, Relationships, Career,Work etc. They advised to outline what I want to achieve in each step then break it down.  But today I woke up and decided after a decade and a few years I'm scrapping it. Yes all my goals.

I'm just going to concentrate on one goal. Every time I dip into one of these books the same goals come out but on a deeper level they conflict with each other so I don’t achieved anything because I can’t focus (well that’s what I think). But with just one goal, I maybe and just maybe I can fully commit. I can focus and put all my energy to it without any other conflict or feeling guilty. I can develop that one track mind.

So I've chosen one and that is to start my own business or at least try.   So I'm looking to be a fat, tone-deaf, unpublished business woman rather than a 'goal seeking' unemployed statistic.

As soon as I've attained my goal or something similar I shall move onto the next one. It's going to be one goal at a time.

The purpose of prayer and faith

These are just my thoughts when I thought yesterday what role did prayers play. It's a bit of jumble but then it's organic and just my thinking.

But on a deeper level what does my prayers do? What function does my faith serve if I am afraid to do some things and thereby act against my own prayers. Not in a bad way. But I pray for a job and then not do any applications. There is divine intervention only when it is allowed by mortals I think.

What is it that stops me delivering my part of the bargain in prayer? I ask to help lose weight yet I don't have any self-control when scoffing chocolates or scones. I reach avarice and gluttony on a level and I blame whatever is around me.

I say powerful prayers yet I don't act to help manifest them or don't realise when the when the prayers are answered or opportunities arise. It is about having the faith to act regardless. I guess 'Heaven Help those who help themselves'.  It's easy to mutter a few words in prayer however out in the real world everything is forgotten and I sink into the hustle and bustle of everyday life. I forget to be mindful and focused. Is that just me? I don't really have an answer; I guess apart from with prayer comes action.

I also think an important thing to remember is that we get what we ask for but not the way we think. It comes but not in the packaging we think it will. I guess it's to be mindful and evaluate things when they come your way because it may just be your prayers have being answered.

Also I'm a firm believer in things happen for the best though sometimes this can every bother me. If I don't get something it may be because it wasn't right for me at that time. I've had real issues with situations at some points in my life but deep down I knew that it wasn't right. Prayer is divine and will only act in your best interest. So with hindsight I see some things that didn't work out was for the best. Sometimes I even knew it sooner but wanted things so bad. But I guess the bottom line is if things don't happen that's just it; they don't happen despite how you paint it up.

These are just my thoughts.

The Procrastination Equation: How to Stop Putting Things Off and Start Getting Stuff Done

This is a book The Procrastination Equation: How to Stop Putting Things Off and Start Getting Stuff Done is written by a Dr Piers Steel who is a procastionation expert.
 

Well I haven’t read it as such. It’s like the Now book. I went to the Foyles on Charring Cross Road. and browsed through it. Foyles basement has all the wonderful and strange self-help books. Everything I find myself in the basement I know I have procrastination issues and need a book to fix them. Leaving the basement empty handed is an achievement –it means I’m not relying on a quack book to fix my life. However at some point I’ll let you know those that have helped me and why. 

I digress I spend extra time procrastinating reading it. It told me things I already knew but in a different way. I needed goals. Eureak! How about an original concept? Dr Piers Steel recommended a programme called  Rescue time which I loaded onto my computer.  Rescuetime.com logs your time and give you weekly reports and more depending on what package you signed up to. Quite intrusive if you think  Rescuetime as a tracking device but I was desperate and thought it will cease me procrastinating. Atlas now though I have cut down my time to the dailymail.co.uk – I guess that’s because I’ve been rather busy of late. Dr Piers Steel does suggest other stuff but I was skimming through and you'll have to get the book to find out others.  

The basic problem about getting The Procrastination Equation: How to Stop Putting Things Off and Start Getting Stuff Done  about procrastinating is just really finding another way to procrastinate. It’s just another or new way to package the ‘time management’ theme. It’s really common sense. I think I procrastinate because I can or would rather not deal with something.

Rescuetime.com does work but is annoying. It polices your ever move however I wasn’t as bad as I thought. It’s very irritating now and I’m thinking of unloading it.

Dr Piers Steel's basic message in  The Procrastination Equation: How to Stop Putting Things Off and Start Getting Stuff Done make goals you can acheive and stick to them. However like all there are a few case-studies who change their lives and if you have a time to procrastinate and feel you are progressing with the issue well you can always have a read. Did I get it? No. However you know books are not about what it says but how he says it so Dr Piers Steel's message may appeal to you. Unfortunately it does not browse facility on Amazon but  it may change your life so have a browse and see.