How many times have you found yourself saying, “I can’t.” Like, I can’t keep this up. I can’t reach this goal. I can’t keep working this hard. I can’t save money. I can’t lose weight. I can’t save money. On and on and on it goes. However, I think you CAN but maybe you don’t want to.
That’s how it is for me. I know I can do anything if I really want to but there are lots of things I just don’t want to do. I am not willing to put in the work, make the sacrifice, or take the time. There is something very freeing about being honest with myself and realizing I don’t want to and that it’s not a matter of ability.
This has been on my mind lately. I’m juggling way too many balls right now and some are taking more time than I’d like. When I find myself feeling overwhelmed or stressed and I step back to examine why that is, it becomes crystal clear – I have taken on too much.
I immediately start looking at how I’m spending my time. What brings me joy, where does my passion lie? What am I doing that feels like a have-to rather than a want-to. More importantly I ask myself what I’d like to be doing.
I have reached a precipice with this blog/influencer side hustle. It’s a job that never ends and the goal post keeps moving. The sense of responsibility I feel overwhelms me. I know enough of the women who have become incredibly successful doing this that I don’t want to be that successful. That sounds crazy, right? But I need down time and there is none. For a very long time I have felt like I wasn’t good enough to grow or get the deals they got, I felt like I wasn’t creative enough or likeable enough. But I’ve realized I am only willing to do so much and to work so hard.
Last week I have a few days that took a lot out of me. My work was demanding and one night, thanks to an error with our alarm system, I didn’t get much sleep at all. I was exhausted and tired and had zero energy for any kind of creativity. I felt like I was just going through the motions and I wondered why I even bothered.
The only fix for me was to acknowledge how I felt and do something about it. I took a day off of posting on Instagram, I posted a few reels that required no styling, and got some rest. I decided to have a slow start to my Saturday morning. It helped.
I’m not failing, I’m choosing not to do certain things. That makes a difference for me. I have the power to decide and the better in touch I am with myself, the better the choices I make will be!
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