How can I bring the full force of my mind towards a goal? How can I be hyper-effective?
Not busy, but effective. I want to crank out a week's worth of work in 4 hours.
Sometimes, I'm in the zone and this happens.
Other days, like yesterday, I stare at my computer all day.
I check telegram 1000 times. Then I fix the vacuum.
Then I go on a walk because I've been sitting.
Then I punch myself in the stomach because I check Blockfolio.
Then I go stare at my computer.
Then I go to sleep feeling like maybe I'll sail to the Sea Of Cortez like Steinbeck for some perspective. (Not that this is out of the question).
But why not? Isn't real life about living our own personal legends?
...and I digress.
The point is, some days I feel like I just hunched over and moped around the yard dragging my face in the dirt. That is the ebb and flow of life.
Here is my fix for tough days:
When I crush my morning routine, the day is a gentle ray of sun, full of promise beckoning me to live peacefully and full of drive and passion.
Win the morning, win the day.
-Eyes open. Start moving. Get up. Put on Shoes. Walk outside.
Look at the sunrise and do a few air squats and breath deep. Not exercise. Just enough to move my blood and feel my body waking up. I'm present with the quiet. Birds chirp. The fresh sun is just peaks at me.
Drink a glass of water with lemon and salt.
Talk a walk. On my walk I list out loud all the things I'm grateful for.
Every small thing I can think of and I just ramble. It becomes this overwhelming force of how appreciative I am.
The rest of my routine cascades into place after my gratitude walk.
The little shit slides down it's little poo mountain and disappears. haha. Life looks bright. Fun. Silly.
When I really take a dedicated time to love myself and the world, my day just moves like I want it to.
These are the days, I crank out a week of work in 4 hours. These are the days I live to my potential. These days I feel fulfilled.
In short, the key is to get my body moving and give sincere thanks before ANYTHING else.
One of the things I always list in my gratitude walk is Steemit. What a wonderful opportunity we all have with this platform. On the bleeding edge of technology. Pushing into a new world of interaction. Transparency and personal freedom with a chance of helping people all over the world. Pretty epic.
Cheers my Steem friends.
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