So what do you do when everything happens at once? In the space of two weeks, I had a big deadline at my day job requiring several hours of extra work, my blog traffic and readership took a healthy leap, my coaching clients tripled and I got sick. Suddenly I was spinning and feeling a bit scattered. What do you do when even the good stuff feels like a little too much? Return to your core: your values and vision.
Ask yourself, “Does this task-choice-action align with my values and take me closer to my vision or ideal life? Is this essential to who and what I want to be right now?” Clear away the clutter (time, emotion, stuff), allow a little less than perfection, redirect your energy and get back on the path. When you’ve established these things ahead of time, it’s a whole lot easier to bring it all back into focus.
Do you know what you value? Do you have a vision for your ideal life or a clearly established goal you’re working towards?
Unfortunately right now, I'm just working towards putting one foot in front of the other and trying to make it through each day with a smile on my face. I know 99 percent of the stress is self-imposed so right now a vision of my ideal life that I am living is to slow down, enjoy the journey, and don't sweat the small stuff. And then send out resumes so I can get the heck out of here to find my ideal life!!
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