A friend’s Facebook post started my mind thinking about combatting personal kryptonite—the thing that keep us from being our best.
The friend, Sam, was recently diagnosed with Crohn’s disease and is adjusting to a new challenge.
His post was short, “now I unfortunately know firsthand that for the chronically ill, a weekend is not long enough to get stuff done and recharge from/for the week.”
So, what does he do? Search for a new supplement, scour the internet or the bookstore shelves for the newest solution?
Maybe new is best. Maybe not.
I say, first, look to what you know and ask the right question.
Doing something that we already know works for us can be a quick and easy solution.
One way to approach the challenge is to find the things that you already know can counteract your kryptonite.
Whether it be stress, diet, lack of exercise, lack of energy, depression, too much alone time, too little alone time, noise, dehydration, not listening to others or one of a gazillion other things, we already know something that will improve things. We may not think we know and we may not want to do what we know, but we know.
A simple question to find out what could be our personal best practices.
Asking ourselves the right question can get us a long way down the road to a fix.
I like to ask, “If I was really, really, unequivocally serious about [getting healthy, sleeping more, having more energy, etc.], what would I be doing?”
Try it. I’d be willing to wager that you know and will come up with some excellent advice.
Often, the stuff we already know can improve our problem situations in an amazingly efficient way.
Don’t ignore the new, but at the same time acknowledge chasing the new isn’t always the best way to begin. Start with what you know.
There’s no time like now. Counteract your kryptonite by following your own advice. Just ask…
“If I was really, really, unequivocally serious about (getting healthy, sleeping more, having more energy, saving money, being happy, etc.), what would I be doing?”
**Disclaimer** I don’t think that this question is my own creation. Maybe the specific wording is but it’s so good and so useful and has been with me for so long that I’m sure someone much wiser than I said it. Thank you to whoever it was!
The friend, Sam, was recently diagnosed with Crohn’s disease and is adjusting to a new challenge.
His post was short, “now I unfortunately know firsthand that for the chronically ill, a weekend is not long enough to get stuff done and recharge from/for the week.”
So, what does he do? Search for a new supplement, scour the internet or the bookstore shelves for the newest solution?
Maybe new is best. Maybe not.
I say, first, look to what you know and ask the right question.
Doing something that we already know works for us can be a quick and easy solution.
One way to approach the challenge is to find the things that you already know can counteract your kryptonite.
Whether it be stress, diet, lack of exercise, lack of energy, depression, too much alone time, too little alone time, noise, dehydration, not listening to others or one of a gazillion other things, we already know something that will improve things. We may not think we know and we may not want to do what we know, but we know.
A simple question to find out what could be our personal best practices.
Asking ourselves the right question can get us a long way down the road to a fix.
I like to ask, “If I was really, really, unequivocally serious about [getting healthy, sleeping more, having more energy, etc.], what would I be doing?”
Try it. I’d be willing to wager that you know and will come up with some excellent advice.
Often, the stuff we already know can improve our problem situations in an amazingly efficient way.
Don’t ignore the new, but at the same time acknowledge chasing the new isn’t always the best way to begin. Start with what you know.
There’s no time like now. Counteract your kryptonite by following your own advice. Just ask…
“If I was really, really, unequivocally serious about (getting healthy, sleeping more, having more energy, saving money, being happy, etc.), what would I be doing?”
**Disclaimer** I don’t think that this question is my own creation. Maybe the specific wording is but it’s so good and so useful and has been with me for so long that I’m sure someone much wiser than I said it. Thank you to whoever it was!
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