Going for it

Friday’s I like to await the email from James Clear.  He is in the US. I think he sends it out pretty well last thing before nightfall there.  I get it first thing in the morning.
Today as usual he mentions a few things, but something I feel I relate to and what keeps people from filling their potential, he listed. 1. Trying to please everyone; 2. Imitating the desires of others; 3. Chasing status without questioning why; 4. Playing superhero and trying to do it all alone; 5. Dividing attention between too many projects.
The first one which is “trying to please everyone” is one I think I need to guard against.  One of my volunteer roles is looking after an area which has multiple purposes but limited storage. Groups can be singularly focused whereas I need to be big picture focused.  So where there are competing interests involved, I will do all I can to accommodate each group but know I sometimes need to make decisions that may not be popular, but which take into account the needs of a group.  I try to avoid doing anything at the expense of another.
I don’t feel I have a problem trying to imitate the desires of others.  I am answerable to one person and their desires are paramount, so I work withing those bounds.  Fortunately they do not micro-manage so I am free to do things.  It is only when they conflict with the person I answer to, that I need to pull my head in.
The third point of “chasing status without questioning why” I basically do not have a problem with.  For a start no one else I know of would what my job.  Besides I honestly enjoy organizing to make a place look good and be functional for all involved.  My philosophy is to make a place look ready for guests like I do when I know visitors are coming to our home.  It really seems to me that the thought of doing to others as I would like done to me crosses a lot of t’s and dots i’s.
I have gotten over trying to play superhero and doing it alone.  To me others can add and make things better.  I have experienced that, and it is a really good feeling.
The last point about dividing attention between too many projects is a work in progress.  I am learning to avoid taking on too much and diluting my effectiveness.  I am having to shed some tasks.
I am happy and this is all a learning process.  Really it is never too late to learn (I am living proof).