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I was having a discussion with myself this morning as a part of what I call "Interviews with Ace". I try to provoke my subconscious, and in dialogue form, I often catch myself revealing hidden intentions. This morning, I gave myself a tough talk. I asked some difficult questions, about what really mattered to me, and about what could be motivating some of my destructive habits that are holding me back from building my business. What did my subconscious tell me? That I don't have my priorities aligned.
Despite being passionate about this idea I'm working on, despite my eager attempt to break the chains from temporal prostitution, I find myself often procrastinating on working on my business. I often get scripted advice on "don't work too hard", "make sure you give yourself enough rest", and a plethora of other suggestions that are limiting. I don't always listen to them, but needless to say I'm afraid I've let my guards down and have been subsequently under-performing.
In the evenings after work, what do you say to yourself to regain focus and get shit done? It's become so easy for me to excuse myself from doing more work, because of "all the work I did at the office, and the killer workout I got today, not to mention all the unimportant errands/calls I took care of". I seemingly wear myself out doing unimportant things, and when I finally have some time on my hands to work on my dreams, I have to dispense willpower to get to work. That shit is limited, and I think I'm dispensing it to convince myself to work on my dreams when I'm already at depleted levels of willpower.
For everyone else that is balls to the walls passionate/stoked/excited about your own Fastlane pursuits while working a full-time job, what keeps you going when the going gets hard? Or long, should I say. What systems do you have in place, if any, to remove the decision-making process and reduce dependency on willpower? What are some of your "why's" that keep you grinding?
I think we all have compelling reasons for the changes we seek in our lives, but what keeps some dreaming and hoping while others commit to the process and take the necessary action? It's not enough to want it, to have the idea. What helps with the execution part?
Despite being passionate about this idea I'm working on, despite my eager attempt to break the chains from temporal prostitution, I find myself often procrastinating on working on my business. I often get scripted advice on "don't work too hard", "make sure you give yourself enough rest", and a plethora of other suggestions that are limiting. I don't always listen to them, but needless to say I'm afraid I've let my guards down and have been subsequently under-performing.
In the evenings after work, what do you say to yourself to regain focus and get shit done? It's become so easy for me to excuse myself from doing more work, because of "all the work I did at the office, and the killer workout I got today, not to mention all the unimportant errands/calls I took care of". I seemingly wear myself out doing unimportant things, and when I finally have some time on my hands to work on my dreams, I have to dispense willpower to get to work. That shit is limited, and I think I'm dispensing it to convince myself to work on my dreams when I'm already at depleted levels of willpower.
For everyone else that is balls to the walls passionate/stoked/excited about your own Fastlane pursuits while working a full-time job, what keeps you going when the going gets hard? Or long, should I say. What systems do you have in place, if any, to remove the decision-making process and reduce dependency on willpower? What are some of your "why's" that keep you grinding?
I think we all have compelling reasons for the changes we seek in our lives, but what keeps some dreaming and hoping while others commit to the process and take the necessary action? It's not enough to want it, to have the idea. What helps with the execution part?
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