Dec 3, 2019
Something happened a few weeks
ago that really bothered me, and I couldn’t stop thinking about
it. I had a FB memory pop up from last year where I posted a
status and it said, “I want to learn to snowshoe and cross country
ski this year! Any tips on what I need, where I can go to get
it, and how to get started?”
I
had loads of comments and advice people gave me on that
post.
And
guess what? I never did it. I never put myself out there and
learned to do something I’ve really wanted to do for a long
time.
Today, I put out a new podcast where I talk
about “Why We Don’t Try New Things”
I
think the biggest reason is because most of us are experts at
avoiding criticism. It doesn’t feel good to fail or to be judged
publicly, so we tend to avoid situations where that might happen.
We try to delay potential failure.
I
learned in (one of my favorite books ever) “Atomic Habits” by James
Clear that a lot of times we get stuck in motion (planning,
strategizing, learning, etc). Instead of actually taking action
(doing something that produces a result).
Motion (planning, dreaming) makes you feel like
you’re getting things done. But really, you’re just
preparing
to get something done. When
preparation becomes a form of procrastination, you need to change
something. You don’t want to merely be planning. You want to
be practicing.
So
that’s what I talk about in my new podcast! I shared with you
how I got all my ski gear on a budget ($47 to be exact! Which
I was super proud of because normally that gear would have been
hundreds of dollars).
How
I talked a friend to go with me who had also never been skiing, and
how we laughed our way through the falls.
When
you embrace the fact that you are always going to suck at the
beginning, everything becomes so much easier.
Hope
you love this podcast! If you’ve been putting off trying
something new because maybe you are afraid of looking like you
don’t know what you are doing, or are feeling timid, or just doing
too much “planning” instead of taking action, this podcast will be
a fun one for you.
Leave a comment and let me know if there’s
something you’ve been wanting to do lately that you’ve been putting
off! <3
So much love,
Natalie
PS - cross country skiing was a blast and an awesome workout. If you haven’t tried it yet, you should! I’m so glad I did.