Always trying to do more, and more could quietly be ruining your potential; leaving you stuck, with little to no progress, overwhelmed, frustrated,
Hear me out:
I recently went to a beautiful playground with my daughter, and we were in this big area with a ton of sponge balls, the size of tennis balls.
As we entered the room, I noticed a bunch of those balls on the ground, and while my daughter played, I picked up a couple of them and tried to juggle them.
It always amazes me how some people can juggle not one, or two, but three, four, five+ balls!
It's crazy to me the amount of focus and years of dedication it takes to develop this skill.
Anyway, I started juggling and practicing, but things got rough after three balls.
It was impossible. ha!
My focus was too diverged into too many objects and everything would collapse.
The same thing happens in our lives.
From my personal experience, I notice most people who focus on too many things at once, end up with little to no progress, and in worse cases, nowhere.
Working full time, family, running three businesses, 2 side hustles, reading 5 books, listening to 3 podcasts, and your brain is just like WTF!!!
The brain is overwhelmed.
Their attention is everywhere...and nowhere at the same time.
This can leave you feeling stuck, burned out, overwhelmed, and with little to no progress.
Sound familiar?
And I get it. Many times we're tempted to fix overwhelm by adding more systems, apps, or hacks, and trying to be more "productive."
But what I've learned is real clarity comes from subtraction, not addition.
Here’s what changed things for me:
1) Cut distractions, low-impact goals, and tasks driven by comparison. Learn to prioritize what matters most to you NOW.
2) Put all your energy into ONE goal until you make real progress. Set goals to determine what this is (more views, a certain salary number, a certain business revenue?, or a certain numbers of exercise, or family time?).
Identify the ONE goal that matters most right now.
Give yourself permission to drop the rest.
It will be difficult in the beginning, but in the long run, it will pay off.
The Alex Isidro Show
Always trying to do more, and more could quietly be ruining your potential; leaving you stuck, with little to no progress, overwhelmed, frustrated,
Hear me out:
I recently went to a beautiful playground with my daughter, and we were in this big area with a ton of sponge balls, the size of tennis balls.
As we entered the room, I noticed a bunch of those balls on the ground, and while my daughter played, I picked up a couple of them and tried to juggle them.
It always amazes me how some people can juggle not one, or two, but three, four, five+ balls!
It's crazy to me the amount of focus and years of dedication it takes to develop this skill.
Anyway, I started juggling and practicing, but things got rough after three balls.
It was impossible. ha!
My focus was too diverged into too many objects and everything would collapse.
The same thing happens in our lives.
From my personal experience, I notice most people who focus on too many things at once, end up with little to no progress, and in worse cases, nowhere.
Working full time, family, running three businesses, 2 side hustles, reading 5 books, listening to 3 podcasts, and your brain is just like WTF!!!
The brain is overwhelmed.
Their attention is everywhere...and nowhere at the same time.
This can leave you feeling stuck, burned out, overwhelmed, and with little to no progress.
Sound familiar?
And I get it. Many times we're tempted to fix overwhelm by adding more systems, apps, or hacks, and trying to be more "productive."
But what I've learned is real clarity comes from subtraction, not addition.
Here’s what changed things for me:
1) Cut distractions, low-impact goals, and tasks driven by comparison. Learn to prioritize what matters most to you NOW.
2) Put all your energy into ONE goal until you make real progress. Set goals to determine what this is (more views, a certain salary number, a certain business revenue?, or a certain numbers of exercise, or family time?).
Identify the ONE goal that matters most right now.
Give yourself permission to drop the rest.
It will be difficult in the beginning, but in the long run, it will pay off.
Keep moving forward,
Alex
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