The Law of Inaction
I have no idea if there really is a Law of Inaction, or what the tenets might be, but I’m stating my own law for the few that are watching.
Do Nothing and Get Nothing
Ok, really fucking easy, I know, but does it get anymore straight forward? I’m bringing it up because I am the King-Champion-Chief of the Do Nothing and Get Nothing tribe. So many times in my life I’ve talked about starting this and doing that, tired of being just a cog in the wheel, I need something more but never do anything about it.
Almost daily I’m confronted with someone at the office or in my personal life where we talk about a “better life”, doing things different, smarter, easier, faster or whatever, but none of us are doing a damn thing about it. How many Gary Vaynerchuk videos have I watched to get myself pumped up only to end up sitting on the couch playing Mafia Wars on Facebook. I could be spending that time doing something I love instead and maybe finding a way to actually make a dollar or two at it.
Why aren’t I in my studio painting right now? Why aren’t I doing videos about something I’m passionate about? I have paints, I have a video camera and a computer, but I have this incredible lack of tenacity that kills my motivation. Where is it in my genetics that turns off my need to succeed and replaces that with a desire to turn on the Xbox? Why can’t I turn that shit off? It’s pervasive in all aspects of my life and I can’t find a way to get past it.
I’m sorry, I don’t mean to be a downer. What I really want is to inspire, myself and others. Maybe a little kick in the pants and support group of people who are facing the same problems will help get my ass in gear. Honestly, I really shouldn’t need that much external motivation, but it couldn’t hurt.
Enough talk. Let’s do something.
