Every often, I’m finishing my shower, and I have the same thought:
“I won’t bother squeegeeing the shower. It’ll dry on its own.”
And then — I do it anyway.
Every. Single. Time.
It’s a small thing. Takes 20 seconds and makes the same satisfying sounds because I do it in the same order – the most efficient one.
That thought then sparks this thought: Why do I do things I don’t want to do? And regularly too.
Is it discipline? Habit? Guilt? Training? Or something else?
Some of the most important things I’ve done in my life started with “Ugh! I don’t feel like doing that.”
But I showed up and did it anyway. Like my 100 Hindu Squats a day. I’m at Day 1,157 today. That’s 115,700 Hindu Squats! Whoa! That’s a lot.
And that might be the difference.
Not because I’m better. But because I’ve trained myself to just do the thing.
I think there are plenty of other things I appear to avoid — things that might bring more work, people, and problems.
But I still do a handful of hard things every day. And those small wins. They add up. They build something.
So today, I’m just here to remind you to do the thing. Especially when you don’t want to. It might be your version of squeegeeing the shower. It might be a One Minute Plank a Day. Whatever works for you.
You could even smile at yourself in the mirror for 30 seconds before leaving the house.
Do the thing.
Let’s go!
