The Spark is Not the Flame

Have you ever wanted to do something, but didn’t feel like it, so you didn’t do it?

Have you ever put off something you should do but didn’t have the motivation to do it? 

Of course you have! We all have experienced that, and more.

To be successful in reentry you will have to do a lot of things you don’t feel like doing. However, knowing how to get things done, even when you don’t want to do them, is a huge part of building a successful life and getting ahead after you’re released. 

I believe an important secret to successful reentry is that you have to be on fire to bust free and stay free and here are four steps to help you get things done. 

1. You can’t wait to feel like doing something. 
2. Finishing things, especially things you don’t want to do, builds and maintains your momentum. 
3. The things we do to avoid something are worse than just doing It. Avoiding action steals momentum. 
4. Don’t put off doing something that you could do today. 

Have you ever forced yourself to do something you didn’t want to do?  Once you started doing that thing, did you then feel like doing it, even though you didn’t want to before? 

Getting things done builds momentum for more progress, more accomplishments, and getting you closer to your goals. The more you get done, the more momentum you have. ESPECIALLY when you’re finishing something you don’t want to do. 

Momentum helps keep your flame going.

You have to keep your flame going to get out, stay out, and have a better life. It won’t be easy, but it’s easier with momentum working for you in your life instead of lack of action holding you back. 

If you keep avoiding things then a lot of issues pile up, which can complicate your life and make things more difficult than they need to be. The problem with waiting to do something we should do is while we wait we sometimes start to obsess over it, or it occupies our mind, or takes our energy.

That’s some ways avoiding things slow our momentum. That’s why for the most part I usually try to deal with something as soon as I can. That also helps me to not forget things I should do. 

When I need to do something I try to do it as soon as I can, before I think about how much I don’t want to do it, or how tired I am, or how I want to watch TV. That actually has been a secret to my success, and to what I get done.

It also helps me to not forget important things I should be doing. It’s the best way to keep your momentum strong, especially when it doesn’t feel like you have any momentum in your life.