Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda
There are a lot of people in this world right now lamenting their "shoulda, coulda, wouldas."
"I should have, I could have, I would have _____________ ." (Insert your favorite in the space.)
I think I would be safe in stating that most of us have done the "I shoulda, I coulda, I woulda" song (or some version of it). We might say, "I shoulda done that when I was younger. I coulda done it if the entire universe wasn't against me. I woulda done more if I didn't have all these excuses holding me back."
Admittedly, I have sung the "shoulda, coulda, woulda" song many times.
I have found myself "singing" it a lot lately. I've been having some health things going on and I have been using them as an excuse for not working on my business.
I know better than this, but "shoulda, coulda, woulda" sometimes takes over the thought process and I fall into the "pity party" mode. "I shoulda wrote a post for my blog. I coulda wrote one if my stomach didn't hurt. I woulda done it, but I had to sit and whine about other things."
My resolve is weak, but my six year-old granddaughter reminded me this morning that I want to retire soon and she wants me to retire, too, so we can do more fun things together.
Jas: "G.G. are you retiring soon?"
Me: "Not yet, but soon."
Jas: "You mean today?"
Me: "No, not today."
Jas: "Oh. Well, what do you have to do to retire?"
Me: "I have to make enough money to pay our bills."
Jas: "How much do you have to pay your boss to retire?"
Me: (Laughing) "I don't have to pay my boss anything. I have to have enough money to pay the bills."
I could see her little face working as her mind was trying to come up with how much money she had in her piggy bank.
Jas: "How much do you need?"
Me: "About $3000 a month."
I could see the disappointment in her face when she realized that was a lot of money.
I have a little more than a year to be making the $3000 a month (from my online businesses) I need to retire. I had best get working at it, because the "shoulda, coulda, wouldas" do not pay the bills!
"All we have is words...All we have is worlds..." Let your words be the ones that take you higher to reach your goals!
Have a great weekend!
Karin
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Great thoughts Karin. I know the feeling, been slowed somewhat by arthritis but my will is still there so I am not quitting.
I am going to use the same thought process when we got married, divorce was not an option. Yes, there were times when both of us considered given up on each other but we never did.
So as far as this goal of my to become a success online goes, quitting is not an option. There are times when I feel like giving up but I have always just kept trying and will continue to do.
Blessings
Ray
Couldn't agree more! I have a lot of those and, even now, I keep shouldaing (borrowed word).
It's time for me to also do what the masses don't do. Go upstream. Climb the mountain.
And I like the way your 6 year old granddaughter keeps you moving on, say hi to her!
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Boniface.
I am definitely a shoulda, coulda woulda person but I was beaten by sheer laziness and procrastination.
Derek
Thanks Karin
Everyone of us shoulda done more, but many of us didn't. Maybe we coulda, but we didn't.
We just keep shouldaing until we do it. I'm sure someone will correct my spelling and grammar.
Enjoy the journey and hope you are feeling better.
Joe
Thanks Joe, I liked your new and accurate "shouldaing" vocabulary and borrowed it for my own usage.
I think we are all guilty as changed sometimes.
As soon as we realise what is happening, that is the time to give ourselves a kick in the pants and say "No! you are not going to rob me of any time.
I wish you all the best with your plan to retire and spend lots of time enjoying your granddaughter while she still young and full of fun.
Best wishes
Gaz
You look after yourself and then GG can retire! Sometimes you just have to take a break for your own health.
I definitely have been there - I should/could.... And I have to say it really does not feel good! Do take care of your health and may you meet your goals soon!
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Hello Karin, Hope you feel better soon.
I know the coulda, woulda, shoulda, theme song all too well.
But I resolved one of those this week. Something I wanted to do, should have done earlier.
I' -m tackling the social media because I need traffic.
I'm continuing the SAC but only doing what I can- I've learned a lot and my website gets indexed every week, but I can't keep up, that I know.
I went back and brought my first website up to date.
I know I have done the right thing because one of my earlier posts on my 1st website just got indexed!
So my shoulda is done. I have 2 websites that I feel good about.
Cheers, Karin, you go, girl!
Thanks, Barb. I have missed seeing your smiling face. Thanks for your kind words!
Thanks, too, for the update on how you are doing. I am glad you are getting some of the "shouldas" out of the way!
Take care, friend!
Karin