Who hasn’t wished to win the lottery or for someone or something to make it all better? As usual, Seth Godin has something short but valuable to say about the Wishing/Doing Gap.
“It would be great to be picked, to win the random lottery, to have a dream come true. But when we rely on a wish to get where we want to go, we often sacrifice the effort that might make it more likely that we get what we actually need. Waiting for the prince to show up is a waste of valuable time, and the waiting distracts us from and devalues the hard work we might be doing instead.
If you can influence the outcome, do the work.
If you can’t influence the outcome, ignore the possibility. It’s merely a distraction.”
What are you wishing/hoping for?
Is it something you could really have if you put your mind, heart and body into it?
If yes, then get out of your head (stop thinking about it) and do something this week to move closer to it!
