Fantastic Jaco! I especially love your last point about
remembering your why
This really spoke to me. It is so important to ensure that you are not getting sidetracked from your original driving force. When a goal is set and you start off down the path to achievement, there are always going to be forks in the road that may lead to interesting and exciting places, but which may delay or even act against us achieving what we want out of life.
Your example of having the goal to spend more time with one's family is so apt. Blogging platforms can get so addictive and consuming with the desire to write and engage, to consume the knowledge on tap as it is being passed from the tap. We can forget that we came with a passion for writing and an idea that perhaps we could one day spend more time pursuing our passions and less time on the day job and thereby enjoy life more and have more of it freely available for our families. Everything, however, requires balance.
I write this after 3am...so balance is not always easy to achieve...but in my defense, I slept so very well last night that I have struggled to fall asleep tonight so have been up writing instead. But having read this, I am now off to bed. Balance is needed and balance I shall seek. Thank you for sharing :-)
Hi, @samsmith1971. My sincere apologies for only answering your comment now after such a long delay. Somehow, I've missed it...but I have to admit, I also had to do a bit of a balancing act over the last couple of weeks...
Writing this comment at 3 am. in the morning? Wow! But as you say, you got a good night's sleep the night before, so yes, that's understandable. And then it's a great time for some writing while everything is peaceful and quiet.
I have also noted when I wake up sometimes in the middle of the night and I get up to do some writing (or any kind of working activity for that matter) that is often when I am most productive...
But I am glad you enjoyed my post and that it got you thinking...
Yes, the example about time with the family...maybe you can guess why I have chosen that as an example...lol.
Although it's not always the case for me to use examples in this way...I would often use random examples...but in this case, I was also talking to myself. I'm paying close attention to that now, but not so long ago, I came to realize that spending more time with my loved ones was actually one of my main goals, and I was doing the exact opposite.
I caught myself becoming so "obsessed" with the activities of working towards the goal, that the actual goal got lost in the process.
Anyhow, I do hope you got some good sleep again after writing this great comment to my post.
I want to thank you for adding value to my post with your comment.
Have an awesome day!