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Productive At Being Unproductive

Did I ever mention that I am an overachiever?

Well, if you've been reading this blog for some time now, you know that I am.  What other kind of person would manage and write for 10+ blogs (seriously, I've lost count) while working on a jewelry and handcrafted cards businesses?  Well, as I stated before, I've cut out those two businesses...but interestingly enough I started getting more jewelry orders after I said that I was just going to focus on my blogging. 

So this year I have made the intention to slow things down a bit - especially after I came down with the flu last week.  I hardly ever get sick, so that was a sign that it was time to just refocus and enjoy life.  I think I was turning into one of those people that was addicted to being busy when in actuality I wasn't really accomplishing anything.

 

It's a challenge for me to just focus on what really needs to be done versus what I think should be done.  For example, I would write out a list of ten things to do for the day - which is an unrealistic length for a list to begin with, but that's what I've been doing for so many years.  I would look at that list and think that everything on the list had to be done that day when in actuality only one or two of the things were priority and everything else could be delegated (like articles for my blogs).  I would stress myself out trying to get everything done.

But those days are gone!  I now intend to live by the philosophy, "Less Is More". 

I started this weekend by not doing any blogging and just spending time with friends and family.  So what if I hadn't updated a blog in a week?

I now celebrate the things that I do accomplish and not beat myself up over the things I don't accomplish.  I realize that I had gotten myself caught up in the idea that I had to DO, DO, DO and accomplish this and accomplish that.  I know that I've done so much...so much more than most people do in their lifetime. 

I've finally given myself permission to pat myself on the back...

So now I'm productive at being unproductive! 

And I'm very happy with that ;)

Posted by Maria Palma on February 2, 2009 07:33 PM |

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