![]() ![]() You feel the happiest when you have more influence, prestige, or financial reward. Status quo is snoozeville for you and epotimizes a boring life. You are the happiest when you accomplish new things, reach your goals, or hit your targets. You find joy in being loyal and dedicated. Work is important for a financial peace of mind, but it’s not a driving factor in your life. You desire a sense of order and have a distaste for change. Spending quality time with those you love is important to this lifestyle. Hobbies are a way for you to connect with those relationships. For example, working provides a financial means for you to support those relationships. Work and hobbies center around your relationships. You are the happiest when you are with those that mean the most to you. Below are a few examples of life motivations that bring joy. Or, you may have just come out of a financially difficult time and crave financial security. You may have a young family and want to spend as much time with them as you can. Identify – What brings you the most joyĮach of us is motivated by different things. If you’re ready to stop the overwhelm and simplify your life, take a few moments to consider these questions. ![]() Well, I’d say a cluttered schedule leads to a cluttered life. They say a cluttered space leads to a cluttered mind. More than likely, it’s time to simplify your life. BUT, in order to live the truly sweet life, the one you dreamed of, you must hit pause and evaluate your commitments. When you’re tired or overwhelmed, it can feel like there’s no getting off the hamster wheel. Without being intentional about how you spend your time, the most urgent things in life are taken care of, while often, the most important things sit by the wayside. You only have so many hours available and you are only one person. There are a lot of expectations on you, needs from you, and standards by you, that drive you to overcommit.īut the reality is, you are finite. Or, as parents, we want (or feel compelled) to do everything…keep the house running, work for money, volunteer, exercise, and go to book club. We like what the marketing experts portray to us about life and get sucked into busyness.įor example, we want our kids to have every opportunity and to be well rounded, so we opt to enroll them in several different extracurricular activities…to the point of fatigue. It’s not so much that we like being busy or that we like its byproducts: exhaustion, overwhelm, and lack of real connections. Let’s look at ways to declutter your schedule and get back to the sweet things of life that bring you joy. If you are ready to stop overwhelm and feel more satisfied with the life you are living now, then read on. ![]() Time flies by, but when we pause to reflect on what the week or month was like, we can’t even remember what we did or what was important about it. Tired of feeling overwhelmed and like we’re in the hamster wheel of life. Perhaps your biggest issue is finding balance between home and work. Do you struggle with trying to keep up with all of the needs of your home and family? Is finding time to get organized a challenge? Maybe you have trouble balancing EVERYTHING without feeling overwhelmed. ![]()
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