It seems like almost every task I get lately is so monumental that is it discouraging. But what I need to do is always the same, slog through it one step at a time. And the obvious key is you can't give up, no matter how tedious or discouraging it gets. OK, this was a pretty simplistic entry, but something that's good to keep in mind. As an example, my wife takes down the Christmas decorations and I have to jam them into storage, and that's definitely better done a little at a time, mainly to avoid overworking the old back.
But another facet of being relentless in pursuit of a task is that you need to take some breaks. I just got done sweating over making the Spring college tuition payment, so I need to take a short break before hitting taxes and FAFSA, but not so much that I lose my momentum and fall behind. This is a major goal I have, to stay the course without losing focus or burning out. So I need to be tenacious, something that comes easily to me only if it's something I am very interested in, so it only makes sense that I HAVE to be very interested in my own and my family's financial well-being.
Eating the elephant one bite at a time
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This is a big hurdle for us, to realize all it takes is some planning ahead and a little work. My wife usually cooks many dinners through the week but then doesn't on the weekend, so I am in charge of coming up with those, and my downfall is that I have a very limited reportoire, and I just don't think I can do it, plus the lack of planned ahead ingredients on hand. So when I do shopping, I want to concentrate on planning ahead, trying to concentrate on non-perishable items, which will of course tend twoard meatless meals, of which I am much more interested than my wife, so that will work out well, leaving the meat to her, and I'll try to wow them with a little vegetarian cooking.
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