Yesterday I set a “goal” and had no business doing it. At 10 at night last night I said that I would mow the lawn before 2 p.m. today.
I was all proud of myself because I was thinking then I will do whatever it takes to get that done today. That was wrong.
Then, I promptly played games for 2 hours, and set my alarm for 9:30 in the morning. Setting my alarm for 9:30 in the morning means that I won’t get started until around 11.
Is the mower charged? No. I knew that last night. I should have planned on waking up to a mower that was ready.
Also, at 9:30 I woke up saying to myself I don’t want to, I don’t want to, I don’t want to.
At first I thought the I don’t want to’s was just me trying to not achieve the goal. But, the I don’t want to’s is about me not setting myself up for success.
(I also realized that the word “to” should not have had an apostrophe, but it’s the easiest way visually to get my point across. It’s driving me crazy, but it’s going to stay)
I can still achieve this goal today, but not before 2 p.m.. I can go and plug in the mower. It will be ready very soon after 2 p.m..
Before 2 p.m. I need to make sure I have eaten well.
Before 2 p.m. I need to make sure that I have as much work done As I can and be at a place where I can interrupt it to go mow.
Now, that may not be the best plan in the world, but I will learn as I go.
