Just one more _____________.
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How many times do you say that in a week…or a day…or an hour?
If you’re like me, you say it quite a lot, with all kinds of stuff filling that blank:
I’ll hit the snooze button just one more time.
I’ll send just one more tweet.
I’ll read just one more page.
I’ll knit just one more row.
I can fit just one more to-do on this list.
I can run just one more errand before my appointment.
I should do just one more chore before bed.
Just one more minute.
Just one more time.
Just one more bite.
Just one more try.
Sound familiar?
If not, then: Yay, You! When you get a moment, please bottle up some of that sensible restraint and mail it to me? Send me a PayPal invoice, k? Thanks!
:-)
But if that does sound familiar, then I have a suggestion for adding just one more thing—
Don’t.
Underline that in your mind. And surround it with happy faces.
Because despite its brevity, it’s that important and also the most positive negative I know.
Because when I don’t—Don’t!—add just one more thing to the list, do just one more thing before I go, or add just one more cookie to the plate, the most amazing things happen.
Like—
I’m in bed early enough for a full night’s sleep.
I have time to make and eat a healthy, leisurely breakfast.
I have time to make and eat a healthy, recharging lunch.
I get to savor the satisfaction of finishing everything on my list.
I finish work with time and energy enough to cook for my hardworking hubby.
I arrive on time for appointments…or even early (imagine that!).
I don’t grind my teeth.
I don’t feel rushed.
I have a clearer head.
I have better ideas.
I lose weight.
Amazing.
The less I do, the more I have.
Said another way: The more I Don’t, the more I do.
So.
It feels nutty, you know?
For three-plus years I’ve been suggesting what to do. And here I am suggesting that you Don’t.
But it’s the perfect time for it.
Because we’re almost halfway through the year and it can be really, really tempting to pick up just one more client, squeeze in just one more contract, push through just one more project, or crank out just one more product…all so we can feel even better about our mid-year review.
But how ’bout we Don’t. And feel even better about that, instead.
Oh…Just One More Thing
Heh.
Just kidding.
;-)
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