122. Intention of the Week: "Live Life In The Moment, Not In Your To-Do List!"

Hi my name is Ryan and welcome to the show! This Amazing Life encourages and inspires YOU, the listener, to take action so that you can LIVE, LOVE, and LEAD your own AMAZING LIFE!

Every week, I offer a new “Intention of the Week!” A tool, a mantra, or a guideline for you to use throughout your week on your own path to success.

This week’s Intention of the Week is "Live Life In The Moment, Not In Your To-Do List!"

Imagine this for a minute...It's Monday and you already know it's going to be a packed week. Whether your single or married, kids or no kids, working or in school, there's a lot going on and you've got to stay on top of it all. What's your system? Sticky notes, Google calendars, reminders on your phone, or periodic alarms that go off during the day?

Somehow we need to stay organized and for many of us it comes in the form of the "To-Do List."

I totally get this. Over the last few years, even without kids, I've tried my best to be really focused with my time so I'm always prepared, planning ahead, and incrementally working towards my goals. Personally, I've done a mix of sticky notes, cell phone notes, calendars, reminders, etc. With that lifestyle, there potentially comes a certain kind of energy that I'd like us to be aware of and address if need be.

High performing individuals often measure their success based or real, tangible, and measurable results. Over time, their sense of self-worth or even happiness could get lost in the pursuit of those tasks/objectives and allow them to become more of a priority than people or things that actually matter in life.

What I'd like to offer with this Intention of the Week are two things:
1. Perspective shift - Instead of a "to-do list," what if we called it a "goal list" which shifts the energy away from something you "have to do" to something you "want to accomplish"?
2. Re-evaluating your sense of success and happiness - For my super over achievers that struggle with deriving their sense of happiness and self-worth from how far along they get on their list, this week we want to gradually work evaluating, redefining, or reconnecting you with your sense of happiness and untethering your emotional wellness from stemming from a mindset of "productivity over everything."

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