Guilty as charged. Sometimes I find myself doing so many things at once that nothing ever gets done.
Over 30 years ago, someone made a remark to me that has stuck with me to this day. She said that you can’t be good at everything you do, and you don’t need to be.
There is something so powerful about focus. When you can narrow down what you want to do to just one thing, then the power that you bring to that task is enormous.
Somewhere along the way we were told that multi-tasking was the way to go. I have proven to myself that it isn’t, at least not for me.
Deliberate creation, focused intention, and laser-beam clarity are tools that will allow you to accomplish whatever you choose to do. Flitting from one thing to another like a hummingbird in a field full of flowers might be good for the hummingbird, but not so much for you.
It is a rare soul who knows exactly what he or she wants to do from a very young age. Most of us look at life like a buffet with multiple options, and we taste a few different things before settling on something we truly enjoy.
Worse though is when we settle on something that is the first thing we tried that we didn’t really like but that seemed good enough. Developing a disdain for your job or career is an internal split that will cause disharmony in your world.
It is never too late to go back to the buffet and choose something that you actually love.
The fear of missing out drives many people to try to do too many things all at once. It becomes a competition to see who is the busiest in your peer group. If you aren’t trying to pack 30 hours of life into a 24-hour day, then you just aren’t keeping up with the Jones’s.
It’s a good time to stop sacrificing your sanity trying to impress people who you don’t really like anyways.
What if, from this moment on, you only did things that you actually wanted to do?
You would never procrastinate again. The only reason we procrastinate is because we have assigned ourselves tasks that we would rather not do.
You would look forward to whatever your work is. You would have a career that excites you, one that you feel enthusiastic about. Getting up on a Monday morning would be a breeze.
What if instead of enrolling the kids in multiple after-school activities you allowed them to choose what they want to do? Would it be so horrible if they aren’t overachieving at a young age? Would they possibly be happier and less stressed for it?
Maybe it’s time for all of us to take a deep breath and slow down. Waiting for your annual two-week vacation isn’t enough to allow yourself to feel peaceful inside.
Remember, there is nothing to get and nothing to be in life. You are you and you have everything you need within. The day will come when you will no longer be here and it won’t matter how much stuff you have, or the amount of money you made, or how many people are jealous of you.
A successful life will be one that was filled with love and laughter, peace and joy.
Spreading yourself too thin to try to accomplish multiple goals that still don’t fill you with bliss is like a dog chasing its tail. It makes no sense and it never accomplishes anything.
Find the happiness you are searching for inside of you. That is the only place it is, and it is there whenever you look for it. Allow it to grow into its full expression, and dwell in the ecstasy that is life.
From within will come everything you need to be everything you already are.