After 7 episodes in a row of Time Management and talking through all the ways to build the perfect plan and schedule, all while being super effective. The reality is, that these are all incredible things to strive for and I would highly recommend pushing yourself to embrace these things as often as possible…but you also have to be realistic with what you can handle in a given day or week.
Too often I get emails from people telling me that they are frustrated by their lack of momentum, motivation and not being able to reach for their dreams. While all the tools we talked about over the last couple weeks are important and powerful, it’s not the silver bullet to unlimited motivation, energy and productivity. It’s one piece of the puzzle.
It’s important for you to understand your mind, your body and your environment. The same people complaining about their lack of motivation and ability to stick with it…also happen to mention that they are dealing with the loss of a loved one or their kid is in the hospital. Life isn’t a straight line, there are hills and valleys, it’s important for you to realize where you are in the moment and adjust expectations accordingly.
The popular mantra “Give 110% every single day” is often repeated and more often misunderstood. You may wake up feeling 100% and strive for 110% on that day. But what about the days you wake up feeling 30%…110% of 30% is like 33%. You aren’t going to find 80%, you focus on what you do have for that day. Consistency is more important than sporadic spurts of high throughput.
Ultimately, you have to take care of yourself and understand what you need as an individual. If you are in a valley, don’t beat yourself up, focus on what you can do to shorten your time in that valley. Workout, take time off, rest, go out in nature, anything! Whatever helps you and works to get your mind at ease and back to work in a healthy manner. Mine is manual labor, there is nothing that reminds me of how good I have it like manual labor.
I hope this was helpful! Thanks for being here! Take care!
