“Life is too short to be unhappy,” people say. But oftentimes we feel we have to do what we don’t enjoy doing. See if these sound familiar: writing a progress report for your boss, doing admin and logistics related work, and doing the household chores.
There are even times when we feel we don’t enjoy what we usually do enjoy doing.
As a blogger/writer, are you 100% sure you would enjoy writing each and every day? Or would you admit you sometimes feel you are not enjoying writing?
If you don’t want to have to do what you don’t enjoy doing or learn to really enjoy whatever you are doing, try out the following tips.
List as many benefits as possible, for yourself. That maybe teach you how to write a good report for your donors (if you work for an non-profit organisation) or the CEO (if you work for a corporate company). How would that be contributing to your personal and professional growth?
List as many benefits as possible, for others. It may be that what you’re doing will make happy your colleagues, suppliers of your organisation, beneficiaries of your project, the general public or even your entire nation.
If you’re writing a blog post, it may be your that post could give useful tips that solve a particular problem, the solution to which millions of people around the world look for.
Think of all the goodies related to what you are doing. If you are working full time, will what you are doing return your kindness to your helpful colleagues?
There are those who give with joy and that joy is their reward. -Kahil Griban, Lebanese born American philosophical essayist and poet (1883-1931)
Before you begin, take a deep breath. Slowly flip your thoughts over to the positive sides. You may ask, but how? By first believe and Really believe you will enjoy doing it. Tell yourself you will. Repeat it a few times in your head. If you like, you could also try focusing on benefits of the outcome of it, for yourself and others, while you’re going through this mental process.
Joy is not in things; it’s in us. -Richard Wagner, German dramatic composer and theorist (1813-1883)
When you’re doing, stop thinking and Start really doing. Focus!
Delegate it. Or outsource it. That said, if you try out these tips, like me, you should be able to enjoy whatsoever you are doing. It may take a couple of minutes when you start out. In the long run, though, one deep breath should take you through the entire process. Practice makes perfect.
Warning! Avoid interacting with negative people for the moment!
