The Astounding Power of "Just Do It".

With so many things to do in everyone's daily lives the adoption of a routine is usually what keeps us sane and able to do a huge laundry list of things on a regular basis, but it is also what keeps us from exploring new vistas. The ritual of routine becomes too ingrained and indeed comfortable. On the other hand, just doing something new, especially if the idea just occurred to you, seems dangerously impulsive. That however is where many new concepts and adventures begin, as long as one takes a moment to critically look at the inspiration. This short little article is one such "Just Do It" moment.

Yesterday I realized that an overreliance on routine limits opportunity and creativity. Because, the first routine leads directly into the second routine, which leads directly into the third routine and so on. The next reaction to get mildly frustrated at missing ones "just do it" moment. Which when you think about it is the exact moment you should undertake the new activity. No need to rush or to drop everything, but to make it the very next thing to explore.

It is simply amazing what happens when you allowed new ideas, a "Just Do It" impulse, to change your routines. First, you get a nice feeling from undertaking something unexpected perhaps. Then a sense of accomplishment, which inevitably leads to a brightening of one's outlook-Because You Just Did It :-). If you can't follow a new idea the moment it it occurs to you because of time or responsibility requirements, then write it down or record it somehow so that later on you can review the idea.

I find myself wondering if this very moment how many ideas throughout history have been missed because people haven't occasionally, and deliberately, being a little impulsive. True sometimes "Just Doing It" does get one into a little bit of  trouble… But isn't that fun? (I'm thinking of my dear friend Lauren right now… What adventures we have had and continue to have 😀).

May this short little post inspire you to do something and may that inspiration bring a smile to your face. Have a great day!

Patrick Clark