The Beauty of Simplicity

Ever felt stretched beyond what you could stand and you feel like you are going to snap?
Have you felt like you are running in a million directions and you are getting dizzier than an iceskater on an out of control merry-go-round with an inner-ear infection?

Perhaps it's time that you admited you are living a self-induced, over-complicated life.

We do it to ourselves and this really happens more often to those who are highly creative and motivated people. We get asked to do a great deal of things by people and our egos are so taken by the fact that someone would want our skill sets applied to fix their problem that we want to be the hero and save them from their problems or tasks. Mix this with guilt or fear of hurting feelings and you end up doing a ton of things for others and having no time to do things for yourself.

The problem with this is that you end up doing a bunch of things in a mediocre manner instead of your core important things with excellence. Add to that, enormous stress at missing deadlines and you are toast!

How does one simplify? Here is THE start:

Know what your core purpose and values are. What is your IT thing? What are the 3 most important things in your life and what are your goals? What are you about at the core? Scrutinize everything you are currently involved in in light of these and don't be afraid to start elininating anything... ANYTHING that is not in your core and your goals.

Learn to say, " I am flattered that you asked me to do _______, but, I can't help you, have you asked (name)/ have you tried (method)?" It's more insulting to say yes and give a mediocre performance where you are resentful than to give an honest, "no, but thank you" to someone.

Simplify today!


Cheers
-Rob
rob@pagelessbooks.com
www.pagelessbooks.com