The last few weeks, I’ve been writing about living the sage advice now. Another wish that our elders pass along as they’re reflecting on their lives is, “I wish I stayed in touch with my friends.”
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In last week’s blog post, I wrote about worry and how I seek to lessen it more and more in my life. Another train of thought that I ride when worry seeks to sink my brain is to focus on a tree.
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In my past couple blog posts, I’ve written about living the sage advice now. Another regret that our elders reveal in order to help us avoid it is, “I wish I had worried less.”
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In last week’s blog post, I wrote about living the sage advice now. When people are toward the end of their lives, they tend to give on-the-money, profound advice. Another piece of wisdom that our elders gift us a lot is, “I wish I had lived a life true to myself and not based on other people’s expectations.”
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The people in our society that live to older ages have so much time and experience in this world that they often have very good advice. And when I was younger and I would hear their words of wisdom and reflect, graciously my brain would think thoughts like, “Well, they’ve been alive a long time, they probably know what they’re talking about from experience, what they’re saying makes sense to me on a deep level, so this is now what I’m going to try to live in my own life starting now.”
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This week, I’m continuing the theme from last week’s post about habits I stopped doing because they don’t serve me and are a waste of time and energy. Another habit or thought that I am working on abolishing in my life is thinking I’m too old to do something.
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At the start of each new year, I reflect on what I want to do differently than the year before. Sometimes I want to start something new. But other times, I want to stop a habit that doesn’t serve me and only wastes my time and energy. A habit that I see a lot in myself and in our culture in general that I think doesn’t serve us is apologizing when we cry. Please note, crying is not the habit I want to stop. I think crying is vulnerable, cathartic, beautiful, and human. But apologizing for crying…now that is something that I personally want to stop doing and to encourage others to halt as well. And this is why.
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This is a PSA to all of my fellow pack rats out there: USE THE FANCY GIFTS.
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Being habitually busy is one of the most devious forms of procrastination.
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As we head into the last week of the year, we want to wish you all the best. May you have all the time you need and want to relax and rejuvenate before the start of our new year. We are grateful for all of you.
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I often discuss stress with clients who are feeling really out of sorts with their workload, especially as it relates to feeling like they have an "unfair" or even "unjust" workload.
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I just love the holiday season. It’s a time when people’s hearts seem to be more open than the rest of the year. And it’s the perfect time of year when I like to practice some random acts of kindness.
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One of the primary reasons we enjoy showing students the path to calm, deliberate, and authentic ways of organization and handling daily workflow is because of the "stillness" that can be found.
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Happy Thanksgiving Focus to Evolve blog readers! On this day of reflection, we want to extend our sincerest gratitude to you, our readers: past, present, and future; near and far.
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Today's blog will be the shortest ever written but one that we at Focus to Evolve are most proud of. We want to share our mission, and if it resonates with you, please contact us.
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We’re nearing year-end, and it’s a time when I start to look ahead to the next year and what I want the future to look like. But I also make sure I take some time at year-end to look back and celebrate everything that I accomplished in the past year.
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There have been times during our Balance and Productivity trainings when very well organized, hardworking students will contact me afterwards and advise that despite implementing many of the modalities we teach, they still have too many days that feel like the weight of the world is on their shoulders.
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When I was on maternity leave with my son, I knew that I needed to make self-care a priority. I, like most new mothers, had heard the stories of new moms not taking time to shower or do anything for themselves with a new baby in the house and feeling burned out as a result. I knew that I would definitely burn out if I didn’t make time to take care of myself.
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During our productivity trainings, I've found that a very common feedback statement from the folks who don't like feeling behind on email and work but also aren't really in the mood for the real change that is required is: "Jason, I really love everything you showed us here today - seriously profound stuff, but this probably won't work for me."
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My life changed the day I started identifying as a learner instead of being pinned to whether I was smart or not.
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