5 weeks ago, after capping off a 40 hour hospo week, I drove home feeling drained.
4 weeks ago, after capping off another 40 hour hospo week, I drove home feeling drained once more. 3 weeks ago, after capping off yet another 40 hour hospo week, I drove home feeling drained, unfulfilled and ready to make a change.
I was slowly losing my soul to the grind whilst falling into the warm embrace of financial stability. Time to make a change.
Now i’m sitting here, 2 weeks on, basking in the sunshine with my laptop, long black and iced antipodes water like I’m on vacay wondering why I didn’t do this earlier.
Let’s be real, I know why i didn’t do it earlier…
I didn’t do it earlier because working the 9-5 is comfortable and the income is comfortable and not having to use your brain is comfortable. The brain is our most valuable asset. With it, we can make money, connect and contribute to the world on a deeper level.
Making coffee is great, but the world is full of baristas - I’m here to set myself apart.
The world is built, and lives are impacted from new ideas!
Being stagnant is the most uncomfortable feeling there is.
Ignorance isn’t bliss, and not having time or energy for the finer things just doesn’t feel worth the sacrifice to me.
So now, once again, I’ve decided to make the time for said passions, to branch out and to continue doing what I love doing most.
This is just a little psa to remind you that the grind doesn’t have to be a thing.
Don’t get stuck in a routine that oozes the zest out of you!
Life is bloody short and its moving at a rapid pace. A zest-free routine is a surefire way to send yourself into unhappiness.
Fuck the paradigm of work that includes limitation, stagnancy & normality and step into the paradigm of business which includes passion, balance and being paid for the value you offer!
Money can’t buy happiness but what can?
The time and ability to do what you want, when you want!
Do your moments, days and weeks bring you fulfilment?
When I feel a little uncertain of this, I refer back to these 6 core human needs.
Certainty - The need for safety, stability, security, comfort, predictability, control and consistency
Variety - The need for surprise, challenges, excitement, difference & adventure
Significance - The need for a sense of importance
Connection - The need to love and to feel loved and unified
Growth - The need for constant emotional, intellectual and spiritual development
Contribution - The need to give beyond ourselves
Balance. She’s a precarious mistress. Fickle and at times, difficult to obtain yet incredibly prosperous. Make time for her, reap the rewards and sing above the hilltops. Don’t let her slip.