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Breaking the Busy Cycle
After years of running from minute to minute with time on my back, I finally admitted a painful truth: while my life looked full and put-together on the outside, I felt empty on the inside.
For fellow high achievers and perfectionists, these insights offer a roadmap to break free from the busy survival mode that leaves so many accomplished people feeling empty despite their external success.
Ready to move beyond busy? This episode is for you.
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A deep change in the way that we live requires a deep change in the way that we think. I'm Carla Reeves and this is Differently, hey, differently listeners, I think you've probably heard me say it before, but I feel like I am a recovering workaholic. Busyness consumed my mind and my time for years. I ran from minute to minute with time on my back, trying to fit in as much as I could. I worked hard to get better and faster so I could stuff more doing into my life. It seemed that if I could just fit in enough doing, it would one day be enough, and that would mean I was enough. While my life was full and somewhat put together on the outside, I was bankrupt and empty on the inside, and the day I finally admitted this truth to myself was the day things began to take a far different and more fulfilling shape. I knew there had to be a better way to living life, but I didn't have a clue how to get there. I made it my mission to figure out a different way, and in today's episode, I'm sharing three new ways of thinking that I had to adopt in order to create a way of doing life that was far more meaningful, and I want to share those with you.
Speaker 1:Number one the endless to-do list does not lead to fulfillment. I had to come to grips with the fact that no amount of checked off items on my to-do list would lead to the deeper level of fulfillment I craved. I was in the wrong lane to reach that destination and this path I had been on was a dead end, or rather a bottomless pit. The lure of the list is so compelling and creates a convincing illusion that once we get these things complete, the milestone checked, we will at last have arrived and feel like we've done enough and, more importantly, are enough. In reality. The good feelings were only fleeting, and to sustain them required me jumping back into the never-ending spin of doing. Accepting the reality of what I was doing is the very thing that allowed me to stop doing more and start doing differently. Number two enough I'm doing.
Speaker 1:Air quotes is an inside job. Up until this point, I'd focused on the outside. I had diligently spent enormous amounts of energy attempting to line things up on the outside job spouse, get married, get a house, and on and on and on thinking that if enough things lined up, I'd feel better. That didn't work. I began to see that my continued obedience to the list was never ending and guaranteed more of the same. I saw for the first time that I would need to cultivate enough inside before I could ever feel enough on the outside, and so I began tending the inside, bit by bit. Number three new way of thinking I had to adopt was to start to enjoy the to-do lists for what they are, instead of letting them run my life. I had to change my relationship to them. You can do this too.
Speaker 1:Your to-do lists are a tool to empower you, not run you ragged. I love lists and I still make lots of lists. The difference is the list is no longer running my life, but is a tool to keep me organized in my life. A client recently had a similar insight and beautifully said this in her journal quotes I am recognizing that I need to change my perspective on my list. Instead of overpowering me, it needs to empower me.
Speaker 1:In summary, if you're ready to move beyond busy, here's three things One, upgrade your to-do lists. Number two, instead of worrying about doing enough, cultivate an inner life that is enough. Incorporate quiet time, time to reflect prayer, meditation, journaling and so on. Act prayer, meditation, journaling and so on. And number three enjoy your to-do lists, but remember they don't get to run your life. You do, and they are a tool to empower you in doing that. Busy is a choice and if you want to move beyond busy but it feels nearly impossible, go to CarlaReevescom and schedule a call with me. This is my life's work to help hyper achievers and high achievers get out of busy survival so they can build a life intentionally. Have an incredible day differently. Listeners, I look forward to seeing you soon. Thank you for making it all the way to the end and thank you for listening to differently. If you enjoyed this episode, will you please go leave a five-star review and share it with someone you love. Goodbye for now. I'll see you next week.