A Change In Mindset Can Change Everything (Or So I’ve Heard)

Properly, final night time, I used to be scrolling social media, as I do each night time as I’m winding down earlier than mattress. And I simply occurred upon a video that actually made me assume. I want I’d have saved the video as a result of I can’t discover it now, however I discovered it very fascinating, however I’ll attempt to summarize it. The lady on the video was saying that the principle factor standing in the best way of people that wrestle with productiveness is that they get slowed down in specializing in the dread of every step that’s required throughout a undertaking, whereas those that are actually productive don’t get slowed down on these particulars. As an alternative, those that are actually productive preserve their important deal with the payoff that comes when the undertaking is completed.

I assumed that was actually insightful. And true. I believe that’s the issue I’ve had currently. I imply, let’s face it, this lobby and bed room undertaking has required a complete lot of drywall work, and of all of the DIY stuff I do, drywall is absolutely the worst. I imply, I simply can’t even stand doing drywall.

The lobby and bed room have come a good distance from what they had been at first of the 12 months. After watching that video final night time, I pulled up my 2025 Home Objectives put up that I wrote in January, and I used to be truly shocked after I was reminded how these areas used to look. The drywall within the lobby was a catastrophe.

It makes me really feel anxious simply trying again at these photos. And it makes me really feel proud that the lobby and doorway into the closet appears so utterly totally different now, and this was executed by my very own two fingers.

However on the similar time, I’ve discovered myself getting up each morning and dreading the work. I don’t wish to work on trim anymore. And I used to be particularly discouraged after I felt like I used to be going backwards and tackle the drywall scenario but once more even after I assumed the drywall was all completed.

So after I watched that brief video, I started to deal with the payoff on the finish of this undertaking. That payoff is fairly superb — a complete bed room suite utterly with a lovely lobby, an incredible walk-in closet with a laundry space, a lovely bed room, and an incredible toilet. All collectively. All completed. All one enormous, devoted area that can be our main bedroom suite.

By no means in my life did I believe I’d ever have such an incredible bed room suite. And the one factor standing in the best way of this imaginative and prescient being completed currently is me and my mindset — my mindset that has been caught on the dread of getting to do extra drywall work, and the dread of getting to cope with unlevel flooring that make putting in trim tougher. My dread that retains me in a relentless cycle of searching for and making excuses for needing fixed breaks from the duty in entrance of me that I actually don’t wish to do.

However final night time, after I began focusing as an alternative on the payoff on the finish of this, I did truly discover a change. I began to get actually excited. That drywall work that I have to get executed right now earlier than I can end the trim? I can get that executed very simply. Putting in the remainder of the trim and getting it wooden crammed, sanded, and caulked? It’s not pleasing in any respect, however as soon as I get that executed, I can get to some enjoyable tasks like making an upholstered headboard! Putting in that mild within the lobby? Sure, it’ll require much more drywall patch work, however then I’ll have a stunning mild within the lobby and be on my strategy to having a completed and beautiful lobby!

I truly awakened this morning excited and anxious to get in there and get the work executed. I haven’t felt that manner in weeks. It truly is superb what a change in mindset can do. So from right here on out, I’m going to problem myself to maintain the payoff on the forefront of my thoughts as an alternative of getting slowed down within the dread of the duty immediately in entrance of me. I’m so glad I occurred upon that brief video. We actually may be our personal worst enemies typically, and typically all it takes is a random two-minute video on social media to make us notice that.

So now, I’ve acquired some drywall to complete, and a few trim to put in and end! And I’m truly feeling fairly enthusiastic about it right now!