As I sit here in front of the computer I am breaking through on something that I have been tolerating for weeks now? actually sitting down to write this newsletter.?I wasn't blocked for ideas - I had a list of them.?I simply couldn't (yea right? wouldn't) sit down and put my thoughts on paper.?The irony, of course is that I coach people through these very same issues and my clients have great success.?Ohhhh coach heal thyself!?Well the breakthrough came the other night when I was using a wonderful miracle of modern technology? The George Forman Grill!?Let me explain.
I love to cook.?It is an amazing creative experience for me? and let me give you some advice? remember presentation is everything.?A meal can go from fair to fantastic simply by arranging the food on the plate? you sort of fool people into thinking it is actually better than it is? the French have known this for years.?But I digress?
So I was in the mood to make a nice meal but didn't want to go to a lot of trouble.?Enter the GF Grill.?Its very fast and the food turns out great.?BUT I HATE TO CLEAN IT.?Trust me, it is NOT hard to clean, but it is one of those things that I dread.?After previous uses I have let it sit there unclean for a full day simply because I "didn't wanna!" This time it was different, however.?After the meal, I simply got up, did the dishes quickly and then took the 4 ?minutes it actually takes to clean the grill so it can be put away.?As I was doing this I realized that I wasn't dreading it.?What?was that about??I usually piss and moan about it and work myself up into a frenzy.?Then I realized what was different.?I didn't think about it I just did it.?I knew I didn't want to wake up to a filthy kitchen, I knew it would take all of 5 minutes to do? and I did it.?I was actually grateful that I had used such a simple machine and was so happy when it was all done.?Perspective.?I had wasted so much energy with the dread of the action that the cost of not doing it was 10 times more expensive than the 5 minutes of the unpleasantness - which, by the way was nowhere near as unpleasant as I was making it in my head. |
