Hope weāre still on track for our 2024 Q1 goals. End of March is around the corner! š³
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Of course, life isnāt just about grinding. Rest can be productive too.
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This week, I noticed the early signs of burnout. So before I threw everything out the window and did anything stupid, I locked myself up in complete darkness and let myself float on a pool full of epsom salt for an hour.
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Not sure about you, but I do think that rest has to be scheduled in my calendar otherwise itās not gonna happen.
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- Itās not always about ābalanceā, but āintegrationā. Can we work hard and play hard all on the same day instead of living for the weekend?
- What are you early signs of burnout?
- Whatās something nice you can do for yourself this week?
Today in 6 minutes or less, youāll learn:
āļøĀ The quickest way to calm down from recurring negative thoughts
āļøĀ How to navigate between now and planned change
āļøĀ The art of letting go
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Looking at your current stage of life from birdās eye view.
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Zoom out.
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Most of the time, youāre okay.
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Your thoughts might be racing, telling you youāre under threat, that there are many āwhat-ifsā out thereā¦ but you are physically okay.
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When you zoom out, you might just realise that recurring thoughts, worries, donāt actually matter.
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When you look at your life from outside, you gain distance, clarity, and itās easier to figure out the next step.
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P.S. these are insights from my recent float therapy š
Reflections šŖ
What are the recurring themes of my overthoughts?
Mindfulness š§š»āāļø
Just between you and meā¦ Iām about to quit my part time job in 2 weeksā time.
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Thatās my first job after I gradated from my Master of Creative Music Therapy at the end of 2021.
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I started off with 3 days with them, then dropped to 2 days, and now I concluded that my hypothesis of ādoing something part time and building business on the sideā didnāt work.
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Soā¦ whatās next?
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There is no next.
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I donāt have my next job lined up.
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I knew I needed a change. And I wasted no time in making it happen.
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This awkward transition period between now and the planned change has been interesting.
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My mind is so ready for the freed up time. My behaviours and routines are starting to change, but Iām physically still bound by ānowā.
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As I talked about in this email before, the anticipation of the event is actually also part of the journey.
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Maybe itās the best part of the journey. The planning, the getting all hyped-up, the counting down, the imaginationā¦
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I write this as a reminder for myself to still try to enjoy the moment and not to think about āIāll be happier when ā¦ā.
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We need to stop thinking that happiness is elsewhere and forget to live.
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There is only now.
Ideas Worth Pondering š§
When you begin actively and intentionally moving forward in your life, not only does your future get better but your past does as well.
– Benjamin Hardy
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āLetting goā is my 2024 theme.
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As I finally moved out of my parentsā place 3 weeks ago, I learnt a ton about āletting goā not just physically, but also emotionally.
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Expect to learn how to apply decluttering in a larger context, including your career and relationshipsā¦ š
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