Can't keep me down!
Monday 11/11/19...
Today is just one of those days. I could sense it as I was trying to get out of bed. As much as I hate to admit it, I'm just not feeling it today.
It's not that I'm embarrassed to say so, the whole point of this exercise is to speak my truth. My problem is that when I write it down, it gets solidified. This is the foundation I'm laying for the day ahead. I don't like to start on a negative because it spreads like wildfire to burn down my day.
So instead, I'm gonna get it all out now. I'm gonna bitch and whine about all the things that could be getting me down. Then, get on with my day.
Because when I start to work in a bit I'll see that, despite how I was feeling, I still wrote in my journal, I still went for my run, I still did everything I needed to set myself up for success.
So what's bumming me out you ask?
I love process, I love routine, and I love the systems I've built. It's what's gotten me to this point in life. But I also love chaos, and variety, and exploring new things. I feel that I've become so robotic that I've squeezed those aspects out of my life.
My buddy Matt told me to take the day off on Friday and that he'd do the same so we can hang out. And just based on all of this, I could really use it! I've had a fist-sized ball of stress in my neck and shoulders for the past few weeks.
But it's hard for me to swing because the system I've built requires me to show up EVERY day. This means I definitely need that day off and I'm going to find a way to make it happen!
Equally, I signed up for a free trial of Active Campaign to build out email campaigns and gated web pages on the website. I could easily let that expire without getting any more work done. But I refuse, so I will carve out time for it several days this week.
I WILL make more time for the things I WANT. There are many ways to be successful. The way I have been doing things has worked well for a while, but change is needed if I want to be happy. And that, to me, matters above all else!
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- Dan