Work’s tough, but you have to soften up…
Don’t take it personal. Actually, you should! This is your life and there comes a time when your goals and work get overwhelming. Not only that, but you begin or even continue to neglect your self care. Then, before you know it – you’re working like a beast and looking like one too. Yikes! You should be looking like a beauty instead.
You may think there’s not much harm in that. However, when the dash towards your goals (often times in the form of work) starts showing up in your breathing rate, your lack of focus, your constant blackouts, stomach ulcers, hair loss, unkept body, stress pimples, snapping at others and even unrested looking eyes… you need to take a step back.
So how exactly do you CRUSH your goals and look like a beauty?
Establish a Self Care Regimen
…And stick to it as best as possible. Similarly to how you schedule your tasks and plan your days – factor in time to care for YOU. Believe it or not, self care boosts your energy and productivity. Whether self care includes taking your vitamins, going to the spa or soaking in a nice hot tub, go for it! Therefore, avoid skimping on it in the name of crushing your goals. Crush self care too, and watch your goals turn into accomplishments.
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Look on the Bright Side!
Skip the wrinkled forehead and the knitted brows. Forget the flair in temper and hop out of dead beat conversations that are leading to arguments void of a middle ground.
Instead, let your optimism shine through. You’ll need to keep your spirit high and happy. After all, you have goals to crush, friend.
When happiness and peace ruminate on the inside, your beauty is amplified on the outside. So remember, while you crush ’em goals, dodge the negatives and show the Beau in you!
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Delegate if you Need To
Please tell me you aren’t seriously contemplating doing it ALL. That’s one SURE way to look like a wreck! However, the aim is to CRUSH goals and look like a Beauty.
So then, assign tasks carefully to competent and willing persons, who are more than happy to help. Read that sentence again.
You see, it makes little sense delegating tasks to incompetent persons, for the simple reason that you might end up redoing same. A similar thing happens even when persons are competent but unwilling to do so… they might not do a good job if they even do it at all!
Seems pretty much like you’ll need an alliance system. A network you can count on, who will count for you! Develop this network if you don’t already have one. A good way to start is by being the friend you may eventually need. So help out when you can. And when the time is right, and you need to be crushing goals, you’ll get the help you need!
Have a Life Outside of Your Demands
Truth is, some persons aren’t living it up like they ‘post’ to be. Forget the highlight reels, the status updates and the edgy captions. As a matter of fact, forget your phone and other devices!
Live. Live in the moment. Surely you should take pictures for reflection. Do that. Don’t take those pictures just to impress people you don’t even like or people who don’t even care.
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This isn’t to say you’ll ditch social media then go live under a rock. Absolutely not. Instead, go to the movies, even if you have cable or Netflix! Enjoy the experience of getting out there.
Go watch horse racing. Join a sports club or get membership to a gym. Start a vegetable garden even! Whatever you choose, Create a full and wholesome life outside of your rigid schedule of work and goal crushing.
That way, you’ll thrive and not just survive. You’ll live and not just exist. You’ll win and not just accomplish!
Final Thoughts
You work hard. Its time you become more intentional about playing well enough and looking like a beauty too.
Perhaps make it one of your goals to really live amidst all the hustle and bustle, demands and deadlines.
The next time you start feeling rusty, out of whack and in need of some fresh air and refinement – remember, there are ways to crush your goals while looking like a beauty too.
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