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The word for today is cross. This is an appeal, and it’s possible that it doesn’t apply to you. We’re staying down the road from our old house this week, so I thought it would be fun to run over that way for exercise. The morning was hotter than I expected, so as soon as I turned on to our old road, I was ready to be wrapping it up. In front of me, cars were kicking up dust from road construction. How much was this about to suck? Then I noticed that the wind was carrying the dust toward me and away from the sidewalk on the other side of the road. My tiredness told me to continue straight on, but sense talked me into crossing the road and avoiding the obvious problem. What comes to mind when you hear this question: “What or who do I need to avoid right now?” I’m not generally a fan of avoidance, but sometimes there’s no advantage to going forward through the dust cloud. Cross the road, even if it’s difficult.

Today’s concrete challenge is to consider if there’s something or someone you need to avoid. When thinking through your commitments and relationships, here’s some advice from Greg McKeown in Essentialism: “If it’s not a clear ‘yes,’ then it’s a clear ‘no.’”

If you want to commit, say the following phrase: “I will spend a couple minutes scanning for dust clouds in my immediate future.”

I’ll keep the music playing while you get it done, and don’t miss the soundtrack at the end of this episode.

Before you go, repeat the following soundtrack, “I am the kind of person who looks ahead.”

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Check back tomorrow for a new challenge. Until then.

References:

Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown

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