An Executive Function - You’ve Got To Feel Like It To Do It - 049
Hey ADDers! So glad you could join me for today’s podcast episode. In the last episode, I talked about how we are a “feeling driven people” and if we don’t feel like it, we don’t do it; plain and simple. Some might interpret this as immature and say that you have to do things you don’t feel like doing when you are a mature adult. I don’t disagree. However, I have a little different take on this. Of course, we have to do things that we don’t feel like doing (meaning would rather not do; that’s part of maturity). However, the part of this that’s important to distinguish is to “feel like it.” There is a feeling that goes with what we do. I might get the yard work done because I feel like doing it. So, what is the “FEELING” that I experience that allows me to get it done? It depends.
There are many times in your life that you “feel like” or “don’t feel like” doing something. And for most of you, I think the way you interpret that thought or experience is different than what I am talking about.
In this episode, I talk about the importance of being able to shift your state as needed, rather than having to wait it out, and the value of building a "feeling library" to borrow from when you need to "feel like it."
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An anonymous quote says, “Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass; it’s about learning to dance in the rain.” To me this is quite fitting for today’s topic about not waiting to “feel like it” but borrowing the feeling you need to feel so you can “feel like it.” So, the question I have for you at this point of our journey together is, “Will you take the time to build your “emotional library of feelings” and then learn to access the feeling you need, when you need it, so you can “feel like” doing whatever you need or want to do?” I hope so. It’s so worth it!!!
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