Tag: self-improvement

Satisfied

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Most of your satisfaction is due to the effective application of three interrelated things.

  1. Knowing what is important.
  2. Not allowing any space for what does not belong to number 1.
  3. Giving yourself some slack when you fail at number 2.

This is true in your personal and your professional life. At the office, in your free time, and at the gym. When you are on your own, with your partner, with your friends, or with your kids.

It is a matter of awareness, of choices, and boundaries.

It is a matter of saving resources and investing them in the things that have the highest potential.

It is a matter of acknowledgement and empathy.

The same as nothing

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There’s a wealth of opportunities at any given time out there.

And to catch them you need to become very good at saying no. Because too much is essentially the same as nothing.

It starts with knowing what you are here for.

Words of comfort

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When is the last time you gave someone words of comfort?

When is the last time you gave yourself words of comfort?

We are often harsh with others and even harsher with ourselves. We are made harsh by an environment that sees urgency, competition, threats everywhere. We need to come out on top, we need to be better, we need to be first. Chasing drifting concepts to pursue a satisfaction that will always be pushed further.

No matter where you are today, you have everything you need. You are the best version of yourself and people around you are lucky to have you in their lives. You are you, no matter what comes next.

You’ve got this.

Stakeholders

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Commit to your own work.

And think about how it affects others. What others expect from it, how others can make it better, why others should care.

Since this is extremely difficult to do in abstraction, the surest way you have to make it happen is to actually interact with those who have a stake in your work. Do it frequently, do it methodically, do it with your ears and mind wide open.

The best work happens in the dialogue with others.

Ducks in a row

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When you feel overwhelmed, you need to be able to take a step aside, have a look at what makes you feel that way, and put all the ducks in a row.

Tasks are not that impossible when you break them down and put the result on a list.

You’ll most likely realize not everything needs to happen at the same time. Some things might possibly not be happening at all. Your focus will be assigned to what can deliver the highest return – that is to say what can free most space from your mental, emotional, and physical clutter.

Learn to feel that sense of overwhelm approaching. The way your body reacts is often a good indicator. Then, take that step.