The other day while I was exercising, I watched Duchess Meghan make olive oil soaps by hand in her craft shack with Jay Shetty and his wife, Radhi. Then Radhi showed everyone how to make a spice-laden vegan curry and naan. I had a sudden desire to be “crafty” and to learn all about ayurvedic spices to improve my health.
Except, I’m the least crafty person you’ve ever met.
Those macaroni picture frames and homemade pop-up cards?
Not mine! They belong to my daughter.
Those spy notes and treasure maps?
Again not mine! My son did them–and he embellished the designs with his own characteristic cute flare.
My spice cabinet is a messy pile of bags tucked into the back, back, waaaaaay back drawer. I don’t know why I have so much cinnamon and cloves. I NEVER use them!
I suspect I will not make hand-poured olive oil soaps as Christmas presents for my neighbours. And I doubt I will ever make my own chai masala.
But why?
Because in my head I’ve already started playing the OBJECTION game.
You know the objection game.
It goes like this:
“By the time I buy all of the soap ingredients, it will be cheaper to just buy them from a local store.”
“The kitchen will be an oily mess…”
“No one will use my soaps…”
“The soap molds will just take up space…”
“Can’t I just buy chai masala from my local café?!”
And just like that, the ideas have been struck off my “INTERESTED-TO-TRY-OUT” list.
Note: this is not always a bad thing if you’re an ideation freak like me with the attention span of a 6 year-old at the acquarium (where I was most recently the parent chaperone looking for running kids in the dark amongst the jellyfish and sea dragons…)
But what if this is how you approach big important tasks that you suspect may actually benefit you?
What if you play the objection game and talk yourself out of a true priority, one that would actually improve your life?
The short-term game of objection may then be cutting off a potential long-term win.
Question: “have you ever had a short-term objection prevent you from investing in a long-term win?”
