Say Soon Like You Mean It!
Soon, like N-O-W
How soon is “soon”?
Does your soon suggest sincere intention, but little urgency for implementation? Or does soon mean a lack of beginning, a never, ever complete soon, that equals wish?
Let’s hope that your definition of soon is what the word actually means. A Get To It!
Not a postponement.
Soon =
Before long
Speedily
Immediately
That soon attaches itself to results. That soon is a wish on its way to becoming real. Maybe not exactly before long, speedily, or immediately, but the first steps in dream making.
You get excited about soon. Not an elusive someday. But soon, like N-O-W soon!
As adults, don’t buy into a careless meaning of soon, the one our younger selves would not have stood for. Soon to a child means “this is happening” (and they get pissed when no follow-through happens).
Don’t be that vague, meaningless-language adult user. Be the child. Say what you mean and do what you say. Reclaim your gumption and honesty. Stop letting yourself off the hook with the “wishy-washy someday soon” motto. That gets you nowhere.
Soon is an adverb, and without its verb to modify, it loses its power. Just like the next step you should take toward your goal. Think on one big wish, like “Soon I will get in shape,” and then look up fitness classes at the Y. Soon will soon be taking its shape as you take on yours.
What do you want to attach your soon to? Will that wish happen before long, speedily, or immediately? YOU can determine the outcome.