Aim at finishing the week (on Fridays) setting a clear list of priorities for the following week.
I do one key item per weekday, one thing only that I absolutely want to get done. Then I add a few reminders or secondary tasks (e.g., call this, email that, talk to them, send newsletter, etc.).
The few times I fail to do this, my weekend is not as relaxing as when I do it. And my weeks are not as productive.
That moment you spend doing something that someone else wants you to do, and that you absolutely hate. That moment when you despise yourself, blame the other, feel like there’s no point, find faults in everything. That same moment you get angry, furious, mad, and then sad, depressed, disillusioned.
It’s just not worth it, isn’t it?
And to be clear, that does not mean “follow your passion and do what you like“.
It means find what you like and be brave enough to stick with it.
No matter what others want or say.
They too will thank you, eventually.
The first is that you have to be liked. Doing something to please others is the reason why your work sucks and the very same idea that everyone could or should like you is most likely the reason why you are stuck.
The second is that success is measurable with money. It’s a very expensive fairytale and for a very large part of us it is also an excuse to never look at what matters.
The third is that commitment is forever. Very few are, and even when you have invested a lot in something, it is still fair to get to a point where you say: “thank you, I am out”.
Can you free yourself of these burdens?
Is there more?
Most definitely, there is.
But that’s the wrong question to ask, it’s a question that hides permanent dissatisfaction.
Try instead, what do I have here and now?
When you start from your current situation and accept the tools and means that you have been given, the possibility for more are truly infinite.
Change is permanent.
And there are only two things you can do about it.
First, build a solid ground. That would be knowing yourself, your situation, your story, your purpose, your triggers, your strength. A solid ground is what will allow you to not take change personally.
Second, open your arms. That would be listening to others, embracing their fears, helping them with their agendas, navigating the situation together with them, establishing long-term relationships. Open arms is what will allow you to make your solid ground even more solid.
One thing you should never do about change, and that would be trying to control it.
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