THIS IS THE LAST TIME

How many times have we said to other people, “This is the last time I will ask you for this favor?” And how many times upon stating this do we go back to said individual, and ask them for the same exact favor again?

This happens a lot in the conversations that we are having on a daily basis: We ask. They give. We promise. Then, we come back.

Or, it may go something like: We ask. We promise. They give. Then, we come back.

Does it mean we were lying when we asked them the last time?

No, it doesn’t.

What it does mean is that we were not being honest. Honest with ourselves and then honest with those people who we are asking.

Two things are worth considering: Is this something you can promise due to circumstances being out of your control?

Secondly, is this something you can do or get yourself, but because doing said thing makes you feel stressed out you want to hand the pain over to someone else?

And then you might wonder:

How does this relate to computers?

A lot. When it comes to doing computer-related tasks such as filling out forms and paying bills, it’s often easier to offload them to other individuals to avoid the pain of growth, struggle, and tension.

However, if you take the time to sit in the discomfort of the tension of the task, pain, and resistance of the other person, you will often find that what you’ve been avoiding and offloading and promising to other people is something that you could actually sit down and become empowered to do yourself.

Repetition builds competence. And competence builds self-confidence.

So…the next time that you’re tempted to drive three hours to visit the facility in person, or turn that simple task over to someone else, ask yourself, “

“Is this something you need done due to circumstances being out of your control?”

Or…

“Is this something you’re trying to get done to avoid feeling the pain?”

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