Nov 11, 2019
Today's Guest
Joanna Hennon and I are back with another co-hosted episode! Today, we talk about how to get past your addiction to busyness. I’ve talked about this before, in episode 321 on How to Balance Your Focus Between the Journey and the Destination. This is something I really struggle with: I now give myself permission to take time off and rest when I need to...yet I feel guilty about it, which kind of defeats the purpose.
I thought I had broken my addiction to busyness, but Joanna pointed out to me that the fact that I have so much guilt over being un-busy means that it’s still alive and kicking. I was a bit shocked when she said that to me before we started recording, and I also knew she was right. Life is a balance: between effort and ease, between work and rest, between being busy and un-busy.
Every moment of every day, we have a choice, and unfortunately many of us do not make this a conscious choice. We just DO. We’re so focused on DOING that we often forget to FEEL. As Joanna says in this episode, we’re so focused on our goals that we forget the journey — and even worse, we forget that the journey is OUR LIFE.
Let that sink in for a minute.
I wish you a lifetime of balance, from here on out. I know that experiencing balance is like building a muscle: we’ve got to choose it, regularly and consistently. It takes work. It takes effort. And it’s worth it.
I hope you find this episode useful, as always! I know I did.
More About Joanna Hennon
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What You’ll Learn
- What is addiction to busyness + why it’s a problem
- Why we glorify busyness + hard work + DOING
- What’s the difference between busyness + hard work
- Why we’re so unwilling to be un-busy
- How we entangle our self worth + identity with our busyness
- Why we find it so hard for us to say that we’re doing well
- How to disengage from the hustle mentality when it’s all around us
- How to put in effort without stressing yourself out with hustle
- How to give yourself permission to be un-busy — guilt-free
- How to know when you actually need to push yourself
- How to balance enjoying life + achieving things
- How to enjoy the journey as you work toward your goals
Things We Discussed
- 321 Holly Worton ~ How to Balance Your Focus Between the Journey and the Destination (now with downloadable transcript!)
- Chillpreneur: The New Rules for Creating Success, Freedom, and Abundance on Your Terms, by Denise Duffield Thomas
- Denise Duffield-Thomas
- The Soul Space
- Ann Wilson
- Danielle LaPorte
- Fabeku
- Money, A Love Story: Untangle Your Financial Woes and Create the Life You Really Want, by Kate Northrup
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