Obsessing VS. Working

Obsessing VS. Working

There is so much truth in this that it actually hurts my insides.  It’s startling to me how differently I feel when I’m working with purposes vs. just obsessing over how much there is to do.

I pride myself on being a hard worker.  And that’s true, it’s in my nature.  But lately, I’ve gotten all clogged up.  I wrote in my journal recently.

I’m having a hard time knowing what to spend my time on.
This has been such a struggle lately.
I need clarity.
Systems.
Plans.

Sometimes I get into the mindset of if I’m not actively working on something that will make me money, it’s a waste of time.  Uh.  That’s ridiculous.  I know how I work.  And for me, if there isn’t a system in place, plans in action, it’s all a bunch of wasted time.
I’ve blogged about this several times recently.  I talked to you about how to combat the overwhelm.  I shared with you my secret weapon, describing how Wunderlist has saved my life.  But the truth is, I’m still a work in progress.  Everything I wrote in those posts is true, but they take practice.  It’s a choice to be prepared and to work purposely.
I’ll admit I’ve fallen into the category of wasting physical and mental energy simply obsessing about my goals.  I’ve admitted that I have a ton of projects going on right now.  And every single one of them is a choice.  And every single one of them bring me joy.  So why have I felt so depleted, stressed, and unhappy lately?
Because I haven’t actually been working on them
as much as I’ve been obsessing about them.
That’s not to say I haven’t been productive.  But my productivity has been stunted with all the messy head stuff.  Kristin said it best when she said that sometimes we, as bloggers, tend to overthink things.
Why do we do that?

So take the time.  Sit down.  Pull out your calendar and your list of goals.  Find a place for each one.  When everything has a place, things start to feel less messy in your head.  And you stop obsessing and actually start working.

Before you know it, you’re back to productivity with a work/life balance (whatever the hell that is).
The last few weeks, I’ve heard the phrase stop the glorification of busy.  I’ve been the definition of that lately.  The martyr sacrificing her life for the sake of the words.  stop it.

There is nothing attractive about that life at all.  And there’s nothing admirable about it either.  Here I am proclaiming my desire to motivate and encourage people, and I fell into the trap of doing it all wrong.
But the truth is, it’s a journey.  I’ve never done this before, so I’m bound to make a bunch of mistakes. And that’s okay.  But learn from mine, don’t waste your time obsessing.
You’ll end the day exhausted with little to show for it.
And you deserve more than that.

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