Generate happiness by getting things done

Create positive Change in your Behaviour and stop Feeling lazy

A person’s conditioning is the way they’ve learned to respond to a given situation. Through trial and error, and repetition, your brain develops pre-programmed responses to specific situations. The way you live your life is something that you have learned.  If you don’t feel happy with your current situation, making a positive change in your behaviour is a great place to start.

The first thing you need to do is stop accepting situations that make you unhappy. Change your conditioning. Think about what you would most like to change about your life. Think about what changes can be made right now. Confront what stands in the way of what you want. Complacency is not going to help you. Action will improve both your situation and your confidence. Start with small victories over those things on your mind that are nagging at you. Put them out there where you will see them. What worked for me required a dry erase marker and a large mirror in my bedroom. I wrote down the things I wanted to accomplish, and every day, I would be faced with those goals. Every morning when I looked myself in the mirror, I saw what needed to be done.  The list involved mundane chores like washing the car, as well as more purposeful tasks such as calling the bank about refinancing my debt.  As the list grew I felt a sense of urgency. One by one, I took on each job and as the list shrank, I felt a sense of accomplishment.  That list became a part of my day and stuck with me, not on the back burner, but at the forefront of my mind. I found that I was able to accomplish a lot, even just in between other activities, by making that list a priority and keeping it in my thoughts.

Begin by planning a first step. Procrastination is the root of most problems. When you put something off, you have more time to think of all the things you’d rather do. You also tend to forget about your problems instead of fixing them. The solution is to just throw yourself into what needs to be done. The first few times, you’ll need discipline to get started, but once you’re started you’ll feel good about tackling your problem and motivation will carry you through. After a while, it’ll be just another habit like getting dressed. It will feel stranger not to do it. If you change your response to a situation, you can change the outcome. Exercise discipline to get started.  Condition your behaviour to prioritize actions that are in tune with what you want to achieve. Stick with it. Change is an obtainable goal, regardless of your situation. The main obstacle to positive change is you. Simple behaviour changes can yield surprising results.

Take that first step. What can you get done right now? Get off the computer and just get it done.