I need to (fill in the blank)

This is a small taste of the constant ticker running through my frontal lobe...

I need to call that guy back.
I need to work on that project.
I need to develop some new marketing campaigns.
I need to go work out.
I need to pay the electric bill. 
I need to schedule a dermatologist appointment.
I need to prepare for a client meeting next week.
I need to design my business and life on purpose.
And on, and on, and on.

We're all very aware of the majority of the things that we need to do. Some of these things get done - and some don't. Some are important - and some really aren't.


So what stops me and you from doing the other things we "need" to do?

Resistance. This the answer and phrase coined by Stephen Pressfield in his book the WAR of ART. It is the force that holds us back from accomplishing the thing we strive to achieve. Or the thing we would've strived to achieve if we hadn't decided to instead watch TV or waste our time doing something else.

Resistance is excellent at its job. It skillfully maneuvers us from away from designing our lives and our businesses to instead reacting hastily to the series of mini-crises that pop up on a daily basis. Resistance is very good at letting us win just enough battles so we lose sight of the war that is defeating us.   

The funny thing about Resistance is that it permits us to do occasional good things. I think it figures that if we're looking down at something good we're probably missing the really great thing that just slipped out of view. 

I've said it before, and I'll say it again (mostly for my own personal benefit) - we get one shot at life. It thus becomes imperative that we fight Resistance and move forward one inch, one phone call, one blog post at a time.