There was a movie called Time Bandits. Think I saw it - don't have a clue as to what it was about, BUT, I know a Time Bandit when I see one! It is all the things that add up, mount up, gang up to keep you from getting done what you want to do.
My screen saver is a sentence of three words: "Not Another Thing!" that I use to remind me to avoid adding additional responsibilities to my life. And yet they come: the heavy-duty, cast iron front axle on my lawn tractor breaks (6 hours to remove and replace), the air conditioner on my Suburban needs to be replaced and there is a persistant leak (4 trips to and from the shop), hours of paperwork fighting with my workman's compensation insurer about the premium, and a TO-DO list of at least 100 items covering my home, business, and rental properties.
Is there a solution? I think so: work on selling the rentals, build up the business so I have more income to hire out some of the things I am forced to do now, etc.
Change, the kind of change I dream of, is a process: remove those things that drag me down emotionally and financially (the rental properties), reinforce those things that build me up (adding to my business income).
Slow and steady wins the race. Right?
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