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Back From Vacation

5/20/2017

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This week I did an experiment on myself.

The issue was this: I had a routine. And this routine allowed me all the time to do what I needed to do for the day-to-day, with no time to do what I really wanted to do so I could live my fullest life.
(If you've been reading my blogs, you'll know I've started my own business, and I've been an active Beachbody coach. If you haven't, then hello! Thank you for reading so far!)

So, let's paint a picture. It's Monday morning. I'm fighting traffic in my car on my one hour commute to work. I have a 12 oz Wawa coffee and a breakfast sandwich which I will eat when I get to the office. If you were to glance in my car, and I'm sure someone did because traffic is boring, you would have seen me; red faced, tears pouring down my face, in my business causal finery, imagining that I'm talking to G-d or Universal Intelligence or some other consciousness (because the idea of yelling at no one in an empty car makes me fear for my own sanity), and screaming,

"I've done everything I'm supposed to do and I'm not getting ahead, I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT I NEED TO DO ANYMORE."

As I sat in my car, in the silent aftermath of my outburst, the thought hit me: cancel everything.
I cancelled my dance class, I cancelled my yoga, I cancelled any ideas I had of cooking during the week. I cancelled any additional workout plans I had (which opened up an entirely different mental kettle of fish, but that's for another blog).
I cancelled everything except for my job. In essence, I took a vacation from my routine.
Now, suddenly, I had all this free time... to do my best work.
I know what that phrase means to me. It means writing that story that's been brewing in my head for weeks. It means writing that proposal for a biography for my father. It means working on client pieces for Say It Simply, and finding Beachbody clients. All things I actually enjoy doing that also have the potential to make money.
And after one day, I found myself in another, happier routine.
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In every self help and wealth generation book I've read, the underlying message is to be true to yourself, learn your true purpose, and have no fear to go after it. As my cousin told me, "Get over the shame of creating your art and making that time for yourself."
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What would happen if you cancelled everything you felt you "had to do" except for the one thing that is actually paying your bills. What would you do with your time? Comment below by filling in the blanks: "I'd cancel ______ to do _____ instead." Be honest (but not rude).

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BHB
5/21/2017 01:40:19 am

I... honestly could not think of anything. I like my work. I take pleasure in my hobbies. When I need time for one project, I just switch it with another.

I guess I'm doing alright.

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12/26/2019 12:07:56 am

I love the vacation that we had, and I am truly sad that it had to end. I was able to spend some time with my family for a great couple of weeks, but now, I need to go back to my boring work. I do not really enjoy the work that I do, so this just makes things harder. I understand that I need to work harder to make a living, but i just cannot do it. I want to go on an eternal vacation.

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    Stephanie Cansian is a rebelliously positive Central Jersey citizen with her husband and their dog.
    She is a writer, email coach, and the creative mind behind Say it Simply Productions. 
    Her first book, "Change the World in $10 or Less" will be available 3/22/2022.

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