“Why Are We So Busy?”

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“Why are we so busy?” “Because we run out of space.” Because we want to make people happy. Because we are out of self-control, out of self-mastery, out of self-management. If you want to be really productive, you must slow down. You must NOT follow the crowd. You must follow yourself. You must believe in yourself.

But you can do something about it. You can change it. You can live your normal life. You can be you, not others.

You are busy when you are trying to live your life like other people. You are busy when you do not even know what you represent. You are busy when you are trying to fit in.

It pays to be you. If you have the courage to do it. Off course, you do. How? In his book, The Happiness Equation: Want Nothing + Do Nothing = Have Nothing, Neil Paricha asked, “What’s the secret step we can take to never be busy again?” The answer is, according to Neil Paricha, “Create Space.” He continues: “Creating space is the secret step to freeing yourself from the oppression of your busy life. … Creating space means injecting space into your life so you can properly live it.”

Yes, we are busy. But do not let it take over your life. Yes, we live in a busy world. But if you are not careful, it will take over your life, your peace.

When you are busy, you are out of your balance. When you are busy, you are not in control of your life. When you are busy, you are not in control of your own thoughts. When you are not in control of your own thoughts, then you are not in the right state of mind.

Busyness is crazyness.

If you want to achieve greatness in your life, you must slow down. If not, you are not going to achieve anything in your life.

When you are out of balance, you are out of life. Why? Because we die slowly. Because we die every day.

“The Future Is Open”

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“The future is open.” The question is, Are you preparing for your future? What are you doing right now to make your tomorrow a better tomorrow? Are you reading the right books? Are you meeting the right people? Are you doing your best? Are you living your best life? If not, why are you not doing it? If yes, do not stop believing in yourself.

Look, tomorrow starts right now. Your future starts right now. Your life starts right now. Because every day is a new day. Whatever you have been through in your past is over. Today is a new day. You are a new you.

“You don’t need to know the future to be hopeful. You just need to embrace the concept that the unknowability of the future is the key, and that there are versions of that future which are brighter and fairer than this one. The future is open.”- Matt Haig, The Comfort Book

Whatever you are thinking right now is making your future for you. Whatever you are doing right now is making your future for you. It is preparing your bed for you. It is designing your life for you.

So, if you are not getting the right results, don’t continue. Take your time to evaluate your life, to evaluate what you are doing. Take your time to check the lives of the people around you. If they are getting it, then you can hang around them. But if they are not moving forward, if they are not getting anything done, then they are the wrong folks for you. You don’t need them.

Dr. Travis bradberry says, “You will never reach your peak until you surround yourself with the right people.” Let me ask you this question. Are you comfortable with the people around you? If you are not, then what are you doing about it? Remember, nothing change unless you do. So what is next?