Tuesday, March 4, 2014

the art of the follow through


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 My biggest pet peeve is when people don't follow through. When they don't respond. When they don't acknowledge. When they say they will and then they don't. You hear me?

With other people, I'd like to say I'm pretty good with follow through. I'll text or call you back, even if I don't want to. If I say I'll do something for you or with you, I will. You can count on me. I want you to trust me, so I do what I say.

However, my personal follow through with myself is a little lacking. With other people it's so easy to be your best self. Other people will hold you accountable for your actions. I've realized over the years that I need to also hold myself accountable for my actions when I'm alone, or when no one is watching. This sounds like a simple concept, but I don't think it is. How many times do we tell ourselves things like, "I'm going to go to the gym four times a week!" "I'm going to read that book by the deadline" or "I'm going to make that person a treat and bring it over". I don't know about you guys... but for me it's a daily thing!!

I decided this year I wanted to be much more intentional with myself. I want to hold myself accountable. Alex and I started going to the gym together. We tried going last summer, but after two weeks we decided other things were important. This January (typical, I know) I decided I was done laying around and making excuses. And I'm proud to say that without fail (as long as I didn't have work or other obligations that were, in fact, more important) I have made it to the gym at least 3-4 times a week. It's been incredible! I actually crave working out! I never thought this was a possibility. (Before you click away thinking this is going to turn into some fitness activist post, let me assure you, it is not. I know nothing about working out, so I won't bore you with the details. I just do zumba and yoga because someone else tells me what to do.)

Another thing I've tried to hold myself accountable for is serving other people. When presented with opportunities for service, I've tried not to turn anything down. This has resulted in some surprising situations, but for the most part, it's been something really good for my soul. In the past I've always had the best of intentions when it came to other people, but good intentions don't get you that far in the long run.

I can feel myself becoming a more responsible adult - something that I was sure might never happen. I feel like my life has more direction and purpose when I follow through with things I tell myself I should do. I feel accomplished and peaceful at the end of the day. I know I have a lot to work on still, but the progress I've made just simply I guess... not being lazy, has made all the difference.

p.s. how is your follow through? are you amazing at it? or are you working on it like me? :)

2 comments:

  1. Following through with YOURSELF is a good point. I think I do a good job of it with other people because I haaate when people don't follow through with what they tell ME. But I'd honestly never thought about following through on promises to myself. Very very VERY good point!

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  2. I will love to share my testimony with all my viewers because i never thought i would have another chance with my boyfriend, the man i wanted to marry left me for another woman, and when i called him, he never picked my calls,he deleted me on his Facebook account and then set the status to having a girlfriend with the other chick. I was devastated. I went to three spell casters before doctor and i had really lost hope. i lost a lot of money with them and got no results. so when i came to doctor i was really leery of him and didn’t think he could help me. i though it is too good to be true, because all the other spell casters were supposedly good and none of them helped me. i saw the testimonials and read the other testimonials and decided to get the consultation. he said he could help me, but my chances of getting my ex were very low and he didn’t recommend it at all. But i insisted that he at least give me the chance to work with him and try and if it didn’t work, i wouldn’t be upset and i would move on with my life. He agreed. Since he is in jersey and im in nyc, i decided i would go in person to have my spells cast. he is a really sweet and gentle man, when i met him i was really surprised. he looks very young, and i had my doubts whether or not he would be able to help me. But i figured i came all that way and i said i would try so i tried it. He called a spirit to talk with me and do the work, it was a woman spirit and when it came it totally transformed hector’s face. that is when i thought to myself that it might just work. the spirit gave me some advice and did the spells. i had a separation spell and a reunion spell done. the spirit said it would take a while for my ex to leave his new girl but once he did, he would come to me very quickly. She gave me some things to take home and do. I did them, but i was really nervous. i think i messed up a few times and i told t and she said just keep going and i would be fine. so i did. it was like 6 or 7 weeks later and i saw that my ex unblocked me from Facebook. I saw he had changed his status again to single. so i was super excited because i took this to mean that he had split up with the other girl. about 10 days after that my ex called me. At first, it was weird between us. he wanted to see me. so i went to meet up with him. he didn’t ask me back then. i got very anxious and told t, and she said to stay calm and everything would turn out okay. So i did the best i could although i was still worried. We met up a few more times after that, and still he didn’t ask me back out. so i got a consultation with hector and he said to expect my ex to ask me back out within two weeks from the consultation. i listened, but i wasn’t sure it would happen. then it was almost 2 weeks later, and i though, damn, hector was wrong. But the next day (there was like 2 days left from it being 2 weeks) my ex called and we got together. He asked me if i would be willing to try our relationship again, which of course i said yes. that was about 3 weeks ago, and so far we have been doing okay, we still have a lot of things to work out, but i am very happy. hector is the real deal and i am so glad that i found him and i recommend him to anyone who needs help. thank you so much doctor you saved my life!
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