Being busy is a choice

Like many things in life, busyness is a construct we’ve created.

The notion that we are obligated to complete certain tasks by certain inherent deadlines is so in tune with our present-day culture that you may have struggles trying to understand it as only an idea. 

Listen, I can see it myself and even I am in the hole with it! I would consider myself as someone who is often busy. Busy busy. SUPER busy. Hustlin’ busy.

But it’s worth discussing—when is busyness constructive and when is busyness destructive? 

Good busy is when you’re at choice. It fuels your purpose, your desires, and fuels you. Good busy gets you closer to where you want to be in your life. And good busy aligns with your values.

Meanwhile, bad busy is draining. You're in a constant state of stress and never have a day off. There are no boundaries and no limits. Everything just is and that which is, is unstoppable. You're a victim.

I take issue with anyone who is constantly a victim. That is a foundational principle in working with me--understanding that repeated victimhood is a choice. How? It is a direct result of an unadjusted, and often unconscious, pattern. It may have come from something you witnessed growing up and you therefore repeat. But it doesn’t have to be that way. When you know better, you do better.

So it’s time to wake up.

Generally, how happy are you with your life choices? Are you generally frustrated and “at effect” of everything around you? Snap out of it. Pause. Take a breath, take a metaphoric step back, take a look at your life, toy with it, fix it, and then step back in.

This is the magic of consciousness. And, truly, the bulk of what we do in coaching.

Wake up!