Checking in. ✔️
It’s amazing how sometimes loosening your grip on life opens your hands to receive, isn’t it? ⠀⠀
A few weeks ago, it became super clear to me that I was letting days at a time rush by without truly taking the time to enjoy and savor each one. 〰️ I talk a lot about how life is a gift, so you’d think I’d know better, yeah?
But, I was very interested in trying to do as much as humanly possible with that gift, so I’d race to get thing no. 83674 done so I could move onto thing no. 83675. 🕑🕝🕦 And it seems like many days would end as quickly as they began.
Last month in particular, I decided to ease up. I decided to make having fun and enjoying the process my 🔝 goal. I wasn’t writing to meet a word count or get a certain number of shares or to move on to the next article. It was to capture thoughts that needed to live outside of me. 🕹 I tried taking that approach to videos, speaking, being a dad, walking the dog, work calls, strategy meetings, and everything.
The funny thing is that last month was full of good moments. 💻 I had a top climate scientist share something I wrote and it got more views than anything I’ve written in a while. 🎙I got to speak and give some interviews a few times and had so much fun doing it. I’ve loved it.
Side note: my most recent interview was over at Reliant Creative’s podcast 📻 if you want to hear me go on about some of the things I’m most passionate about, like ethical storytelling and how marketing is generosity, go check that link in my bio!
Anyways, I know one month is a small sample size and that this all follows putting in the work earlier, but I think I continued to work productively while enjoying life much, much more.
Ever experience something where the best way to get where you’re going is to take your foot off the gas and appreciate the ride?