I have spent years reading books from the self-help/self-improvement industry in the hopes of creating meaningful change in my life. From Dale Carnegie and Jim Rohn to Stephen Covey and Jack Canfield to Tony Robbins and Ryan Holiday, I had been searching for hacks, strategies, or tricks to improve my life. And when you accept someone else’s—and really a whole generation’s—definition of success, you’re tempted to believe (as I did until recently) that you are broken. Because you haven’t kept up with the Joneses. But maybe it’s time to break the rules. [Read more…] about Break the ‘Rules’
writing off the grid
Always Believe in Yourself
I decided back in April to go off the grid because I was in need of change—change so that I could get unstuck and figure out a way to live the life I imagined for myself. To that end, I got off social media (Facebook and Instagram), joined a coaching program, and tried to absorb as much self-improvement knowledge (books) as I could. Because I also wanted to decrease my screen time, I deleted the Apple Podcast app. As things started to settle, I learned that to believe in yourself you must cut out the noise. [Read more…] about Always Believe in Yourself
Keep Showing Up
There’s only one person who needs to believe in you, one person who can change the course of your destiny: You. There is no one coming to save you, no one who can write your book or start your company. Only You. And on the days you’re tired—when you feel like nothing is going right—you need to keep showing up. [Read more…] about Keep Showing Up
Can You Push Through?
I’m tired. How am I supposed to push through this tiredness and write? Or run? That is a recurrent thought bouncing through my mind lately. Working the overnight shift since May, life has felt like a constant battle between fatigue and productivity. I don’t want to sleep the day away because I still want to write, run, and enjoy life. But that has meant getting, if I’m lucky, four or five hours of sleep. In the short-term, that seems fine, but long-term…? [Read more…] about Can You Push Through?
Do Not Quit
Back in May, I made the decision to switch from the afternoon to the overnight shift, working 11:00 pm to 7:30 am. The reason for the change in schedule was twofold: 1) to be able to participate in a weekly group coaching call, and 2) to escape the negativity and gossip running rampant on the afternoon shift. As a morning person, I accepted the costs associated with the change. The biggest one? Sleep. Especially when I already struggled with getting adequate sleep. And as I tried to pursue my creative goals outside of work, I had to remind myself of this: do not quit. [Read more…] about Do Not Quit