You Can't Fix It Until You Face It.

Greetings Ladies and Gents,

I'm hoping that this post finds you well and in a good healthy space overall. If your location is anything like mine, you're wondering when that spring feeling is finally going to make itself known and tell the cold to take a nap. But regardless, I'm thankful for another day and a new opportunity to engage with you all in this space. With that said, let's jump right into today's topic, which comes from a place of self-reflection and improvement. 

I woke up this morning feeling the need to address a specific form of procrastination, and it has to do with facing our fears. I'm sure that's not the subject matter you were hoping to come across when clicking on this link as it comes with a significant dose of discomfort. However just like with any type of growth, there has to be an uncomfortable process that gets you to the level you want to be at. A lot of the improvements we find that can be made to our lives can be done in limited steps. 

For example, maybe you've told yourself that there just isn't enough time in the day for self-meditation and breathing. When you sit down and think about what your days consist of, you may discover that several hours are spent on a social media app that's honestly not serving you any beneficial purposes. But since you're so used to opening the app up on a daily basis, it has become routine without you even realizing it and accounts for a considerable amount of time you're awake. Step one would be to realize this is the situation and step two would be to remove the app. See? I told you it wasn't going to take but so many steps to make a difference. You may be talking to the screen right now saying "Jordan, that was the most basic piece of advice one could give. I didn't need you to tell me that." Sure, that may be true. But I'm not here to give overcomplicated tips when it isn't necessary. Facing the issue can be hard enough, and if you can do that you can fix it.

I'll give a second example and this one is more so based off my own experience. For the longest time, I felt like reading books was pretty boring and there was always something more entertaining I could be doing with my time. I know...that's pretty comical coming from the guy that's typing this post up for y'all and expecting that it will be read. But it was just something about a full on book that's filled with hundreds on hundreds of pages. Maybe that was the Millennial in me that didn't want to commit that much of my attention span to sitting down and reading a fat book. Or it could have been that I was lowkey intimidated by the vastness of the subject matters and figured I'd spare my mind from being overwhelmed with what these authors were going to try to tell me. However, a funny thing happened at the start of 2023. I randomly sat down and said to myself that reading was going to get an actual chance from me. What'd I discover? That I genuinely enjoy to read and it isn't as intense(or boring) as I had initially assumed it would be. I always knew books were beneficial...I just thought it wasn't a Jordan thing. It feels good to stand corrected, sometimes. 

So far, I've read 4 books going into April and I plan to be consistent with it moving forward. Reading or social media app removal may not be your thing, but you have a thing that needs to be faced and fixed. When you sit down for a few minutes and just think about stuff that may be hindering your overall progression, I guarantee there's going to be something that pops up in your head. The challenge comes with the fear of having to actually face it. More often than not, we find ourselves attempting to put it in the back of our minds, because change can be quite scary...even when we know it could be a game changer. Just don't let too much time pass you by before deciding to take that chance and face what you need to face. As we know all too well, time waits for none of us. Might as well enjoy the most unlocked version of yourself while you're granted the days to do it.