Mind & Spirit

I started 2018 in a pretty low place.  I work so hard and I take on a great deal of stress.  I try to keep my family functioning at a reasonable level, which includes all the usual domestic duties.  I had a big audit on at work which was taking up extra time above all of the other day to day things involved in running your own business.  On top of this we had decided to move house.  All this stress was stacking up and I knew that is was turning into a cranky person to live with and work with.

I felt like I needed some inspiration and I discovered the world of podcasts.  Ok, I know, I am old.  Most people discovered this years ago.  I changed my routine a little.  When I went for a walk I would listen to a podcast.  When I was driving my car I would listen to a podcast.  All this content and inspiration was flowing through my ears and the idea of going for a long walk suddenly seemed so much more appealing.

I started with the one name I knew in motivation, Tony Robbins.  His podcast only has a limited number of episodes and I had soon listened to all of them.  Where to next?  Spotify was suggesting the number 1 business/motivational podcast was The School of Greatness by Lewis Howes, so I tried it.  Wow!  My mind was suddenly open to so much possibility.  Lewis, it was your podcast that inspired me to start this blog.

Lewis interviews people who are experts in their fields, be it business, health, sport or motivation.  He asks great questions and gets some really insightful answers.  I started to follow some of these people on Instagram and there seems to be tribe of people out there, like me, who want to make themselves be the best they can be.

One particular guest caught my attention over all others so far (there are over 600 episodes so I still have a long way to go) and that was an ex-monk by the name of Jay Shetty.  If you have not watched this guy’s motivational videos on Youtube, I suggest you take a look.  It was something about his message that made me take the leap into the unknown and start this blog. 

In all honesty, I don’t care if anyone reads my blog.  This is for me.  At the very least, at the end of this year when I turn 50 I will know what I have done over the year and I can look back and see if I have developed in any way.  Hopefully I have allowed myself to open my mind to new things, to be a little more successful in my business, but most of all to be proud of the person I am.

I do not have my shit together.  I don’t know that I ever will, or if anyone ever does, but I am willing to give it a try.  If I can lead a more meaningful and authentic life, take time out to really be with my family and friends, and take a little extra pressure off myself I will feel like I have achieved something.