Well, I've talked about this topic before, but it seems I need to continue making a practice of it because it hasn't stuck yet. Why? Keep reading.
As I approach the one-year anniversary of the day I chose to quit my old career to become a full-time writer, I have taken the time to reflect on how my life has changed. One thing that stands out is how busy I often feel, how overextended. I have been running in too many directions. Working way too hard. Not taking enough time to just be still and have fun.
I expected the first year to be about start-up. I mean, my entire world shifted. I had to create a publishing house. I had to hire employees. I had to write and release books. I had to get on social media and reach out to people. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
I have some of those aspects pretty well in hand now. I know how to write books. I am continuing to learn about the best ways to make the business side expand. And, of course, the most heartfelt way to connect with readers and people in the publishing industry.
One thing I realized is that “everything” will get done at some point, and there’s no point in killing myself to try and do it all alone or in a really compressed timeframe. It’s time to walk a new path.
Happiness is simplicity.
How can I make my current life simpler? Are there tasks I’m doing that could be done easier? Or not at all? Can I adjust my schedule to allow myself to take more frequent breathing spaces?
Yes.
It’s funny, but I am coming back full circle to the mantra I had when I first started this new journey a year ago. Keep it simple. Expect the best. TRUST.
How does that resonate?
It’s so easy to pile on, isn’t it? Add to the to-do list. Throw in another task because we think it might produce a higher outcome. You’d think I would have learned in my last career that the scatter-shot approach doesn’t work. Slow and steady gets the job done every time.
So, there we go. Simpler. Better.
Most of all, happier. And that’s why we’re truly here, after all.
How could you make your life simpler, and how much happier would you be if you did?