Incredible
change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you do have
power over instead of craving control over what you don’t. – Steve Maraboli
...wanting
change is step one, but step two is taking it. ― Isaac Marion, Warm Bodies
As
we are fruitful individuals pursuing our dreams, we need to regularly review
what we are doing in life to determine if the activities/tasks are moving us
closer to our dreams.
Through
the Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast titled “Six Steps to Your Best Year of
Leadership”, the author was challenged by this statement in the leadership
guide:
In
order to accomplish more, you must do less. This seems counterintuitive, but
the key is not simply doing more. The key is doing more of what matters. You
only have so much time, energy, and resources. Consider what you need to have
the courage to stop, both personally and organizationally.
This
may seem trivial to some people, but the author decided to cut back on her
exercise routine. At the end of 2019,
the author was lifting weights and running 2.5 miles. In 2020, the author will continue weight
lifting; however, she is now running only 1.5 miles. This is minor, but for the author this is
huge. Each morning, this gives back 10
minutes to the author to either sleep or accomplish other activities/tasks she
needs to complete. As the author
mentioned, 2020 is already crazy with work and that time can be used
elsewhere.
From
this change, the author has not seen any changes in her physical physique and
by not burning as many calories she is not as hungry throughout the day and
retains the energy she would have burned off during that extra mile in her
morning run. Furthermore, the author has
worked on her thinking to know that it is ok not to work out as much and that
she would not gain weight from this small change. The author increased the speed on the
treadmill and still gets a great workout every day.
It is
mental slavery to cling to things that have stopped serving its purpose in your
life. – Chinonye J. Chidolue
CHALLENGE: What do you need to
change or stop doing in 2020?
Resource
No comments:
Post a Comment