My inspiration for this post comes from a few places. I recently watched the movie "The Bucket List", so if you haven't seen it yet, the storyline is simple. Two men, both with terminal cancer and given a short time to live, make a list of things that they'd like to do before they "kick the bucket".
Another reason for this post is that I stumbled across a list that my wife had made, just a few things on it. Some things that she jotted down. Areas of her life that she would like to make improvements.
So, I wrote my own list, but it wasn't a list of things "to do" it was more like a list of things that "I am.
My thinking is that if I can be honest with myself about my current situation, then if there is anything on that list which I do not like, I'll know where to start to make a change.
Like many lists that I have created in the past, I've decided that I should read this one everyday, perhaps in the morning, while I am having breakfast. Hence the name, "The Breakfast List".
Now, I'd ask you to go make your own list. You don't need to post it online as I have done, but I think that you should write down those things which you already know to be true, and that you don't like about yourself.
Instead of constantly trying to push them to the back of your mind (as I usually do) let's bring them out into the light, make items out of them, and after that we'll be able to deal with them and eliminate or change them.
So, here's my breakfast list:
- I fail at most things that I do.
- I don't know how to plan.
- I don't know how to prioritize.
- I spend to much time focusing on small things.
- I unrealistically think that people should just offer to help me.
- I don't know how to ask for help.
- I spend a lot of time being "busy" but not "productive".
- I don't provide a stable income for my family.
- I didn't turn out to be who I wanted to be.
- I make lists and then do nothing about it.
- I've always believed that I would win the lottery.
And that's basically it. I could probably go on to provide a paragraph or two about each one, but that's not really the point of this exercise. I know what I mean by each of them, and you'll know what you mean too. The Breakfast List is yours. It's a way to shine some light into those dark corners of your life, and only by doing that will you be able to take control and start doing something.
Have a nice day, and if you do decide to post your own Breakfast List, please come back here and let me know in the comments section, or do a trackback.
Thanks,
Me
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