TSA#43 – Write Your Story
Here comes some cliche advice, but stick with me here.
You are the author of your own story.
I’m sure you’ve heard that or something like it before. I don’t think I made it up, but what does it really mean?
The basic cliche is that you are the sole author of your life. You create your life. You decide what your life is going to be like. Of course there are extra characters that come into your story and influence it and you. There are extraneous situations you find yourself in that effect where you go and what you do. At the end of the day however, it is you who decides how you handle these things. It is you who chooses how to react to things out of your control. You continue to write your own story whether you feel like you are in control or not.
Now cliche aside, how can get something practical out of this metaphor right now.
Stuck in a rut? Write your story.
No really, write it down. Every day, write down what your main character did that day. You are the main character in case you forgot. Make it brief. Bullet points are all that is needed here. Write it down for 30 days and see where your story is going. Grab a notebook or open up a Word doc and just jot it down each day. You can even use a nice little service like Oh Life to help you journal the highlights.
It may look something like this:
Monday May 3rd
- Went to work
- Came home and walked the dog
- Made dinner
- Watched TV
- Went to bed
Tuesday May 4th
- Went to work
- Grabbed some food on the way home
- Played on the internet for a few hours
- Went to bed
- Went to work
- Went out to dinner
- Watched a stupid movie with friends
- Went to bed
Now here comes the twist and how we fix the rut.
Ben…
TSA = Truly Simple Actions The goal of the TSA project is to improve your life and help make this world a better place, one simple action at a time. Take time this week to do this one simple thing.
Previous TSA’s:
- TSA#11 - Try a new local restaurant
- TSA#12 – Stop watching one TV show
- TSA#13 - Do one thing that needs to be done
- TSA#14 – Make a Mess
- TSA#15 – Give Up
- TSA#16 – Drink Water
- TSA#17 - Slow the F&*! Down
- TSA#18 – Play Some Cards
- TSA#19 - Read
- TSA#20 - Play with the dog
- TSA#21 - Remove Distractions
- TSA#22 - Ride Your Bike
- TSA#23 - Sign up For Fun
- TSA#24 - How Happy Are You?
- TSA#25 - Buy Rechargeable Batteries
- TSA#26 - Start a Journal
- TSA#27 - Say Yes
- TSA#28 - Step Back and Smile
- TSA#29 - Leave a Nice Comment
- TSA#30 - Start a Project
- TSA#31 - Move Your Money
- TSA#32 - Finish That Project
- TSA#33 - Family Cookout
- TSA#34 - Put the Phone Down
- TSA#35 - Go for a Drive
- TSA#36 - Do Very Little
- TSA#37 - Write a Letter
- TSA#38 - Back Up
- TSA#39 - You Can Help
- TSA#40 - Start Happy
- TSA#41 - There is Still Time
- TSA#42 – Live like you are camping
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