LATE BLOOMERS FINISHING THE TASK…

What you are reading right now is proof that tasks can be completed by Late Bloomers. When I listed out the tasks about a week ago, I actually doubted I would write them all out:

1. - Start small


2. - Get Motivated


3. - Talk about your task


4. - Ask for help


5. -Finish the task


6. -Start all over again

Seriously, I really doubted. I didn’t have all of the thoughts fully developed. Nor did I have the desire on some days to put forth the effort. Yet here it is; the last step to the “How does the Late Bloomer begin this trek” section. (I know, it looks like there is another one to come…but it’ll be tied in with this article.)

You may or may not have noticed that I took some precautionary measures to make sure I stuck to this thing.

• First, I started it. That is, in and of itself, a huge step. If I don’t start…I don’t finish.
• Second, I wrote out the steps in advance. I laid out what I was going to talk about to the whole WorldWideWeb so that I would have to finish or be ridiculed for being a hypocrite.
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  Third, I printed these out and showed them to others who don’t go online. This gave me incentive because I knew that they were going to ask me about the rest of this section.

I understand that finishing the task is the hardest thing to do. I know that motivation comes and goes in fluctuating amounts, even if you have help from other people, and the required skills and knowledge to get it done. The Late Bloomer rarely sees this side of the “wall” and therefore considers it a foreign place, viewed only by those who have drive, ambition, and a hunger for completing things. But here I am; a Late Bloomer sitting on the edge of a completed task. It feels pretty good, actually.

HEY YOU!!! WAKE UP!!! (I know…I know. Typing in all caps is considered yelling at someone online. Forgive the offense. I just needed to get your attention for a second.) Keep in mind that there will be times when, the closer you get to completion, the easier it is to slow down. This is similar to a marathon runner who knows he’s not going to win a race and complacently jogs across the finish line. Finish lines are meant to be crossed with fervor spawned by the thrill of completing the run. So don’t give it just enough energy to get the task completed. Give it all you have and put a deep notch on the “win” side of your “tasks completed” record book.

Now hold the thrill just a bit longer because it’s time to look the last step in the face which, ironically, is to start all over again. Yep. Grab your list of tasks and scratch off the easiest one. Now grab the next one and follow the same steps all over again. You will find that the more “wins” you have, the easier it will be to take on a task. You will even begin to look forward to them. Really.