Fight the big battles on the inside And the big battles on the outside Suddenly won’t feel so big anymore
I help busy people do inner work.
Fight the big battles on the inside And the big battles on the outside Suddenly won’t feel so big anymore
How many time commitments do you have that you don’t even realize you have?
How might you creatively reclaim some of that time?
It might take you 10-15 minutes to thoroughly think through these ideas.
The benefit, of course, is that even if you can only manage to find a way to save 10-15 minutes throughout your entire day… you just LIFETIME Xed your investment.
In other words, if you hold true to this idea for 100 days—you just 100xed your invested time. If you hold true for 365 days—you just 365xed your invested time. And if you can keep it going for the rest of your life…?
That’s right—a lifetime xed investment.
Unbelievably worth it.
The easiest fight to win is the one you don’t get into.
Some fights can’t be avoided, but many of them can be.
When you get better at picking your battles, you get better at winning your battles.
Not just because of fights avoided, but because of the energy that’s saved for the others.
Remind yourself constantly:
And then leave work guilt-free because…
Well, do we need to repeat it again?
Time management trick: define whether each task of your day should have a “hard stop” or “soft stop.”
The problem with getting these confused is that it mostly hurts your top priorities.
Top priority tasks should be treated as “soft stops,” but are often treated as “hard stops.” Things like sleep, family time, exercise, writing, reading, connecting with friends, etc.—you should be able to spend whatever amount of time feels right. But, either you force yourself to cut it short or you don’t have enough time to allot.
Which leads to the second confusion: treating tasks that should be “hard stops” as “soft stops.” Things like TV, video games, social media time, etc—you can easily end up spending entire days doing these types of things if you don’t take control. And when you don’t, that excessive time gets taken from—that’s right—your top priorities.
And it turns into a vicious cycle.
Not enough time to do what’s most important because you spent too much time doing what’s not. And because you have less time, you’re constantly playing catch up.
So, what’s the solution? Give what’s less important tighter “hard stops” and then you’ll finally get to enjoy “soft stops” while doing what’s more.
When you solve the big problems what you might find is that the little problems take care of themselves.
Like, when you solve sleep.
Suddenly, you won’t need to spend so much time thinking about snoozing, caffeine, being late, battling fatigue, managing grumpy moods, hiding bags under your eyes, etc.
Or, when you solve healthy habits.
Suddenly, you won’t spend so much of your day feeling like crap, thinking about your weight, battling your lazy mind, trying to hide your body, figuring out how to treat symptoms, considering fad diets, trying out trendy workouts, questioning your self-worth, etc.
Or, when you solve gratitude.
Suddenly, you won’t feel like you’re constantly in a state of lack; like you need to hustle for more money; like you need to beat the people you’re comparing yourself to; like you need to buy the latest and greatest; like happiness is forever on the other side of a fleeting finish line.
Don’t let the urgent little overtake the important big.
People are going to judge.
Let them.
People are going to gossip.
Let them.
People are going to hate.
Let them.
DON’T, however, let them steal your center.
For when you let them steal your center, you lose your clarity.
And it’s when you’ve lost your clarity that you begin judging, gossiping and hating all the same.