Your Internal GPS
Are you like me?
Do you start your day with 100 things on your to do list?
Or do you spend your day running around and don’t take time when a new to do pops up, to write it down and you forget. Then spend the rest of the day beating yourself because you missed it. This is the emotional roller coaster that we often live on.
Which is why I want you to meet Grace. She is my Tesla and great partner in life and teacher. Today she's going to teach with me as I constantly learn from her. Plus, Grace is my favorite word. It's how I hope to show up in the day.
Every day when I catch myself spinning around like a crazy person, living in my head with all the things I want to get done that are impossible for any mere mortal to complete, I think of Grace. The moment I hop into my car, she’s ready with one simple image...a computer screen that runs every move we make. It opens first to a GPS planner.
Every move we make, we first plan our destination, set the course so we make sure we get there. We make sure the drive is smooth and stress free.
We wouldn't get in our car without a plan, right? The control center is a built in GPS system which in Tesla can be put on autodrive and you don’t have to think….Imagine if we could do that in our day, how much stress would be removed. Right? Nothing to stress over. No other controls, this baby runs at all.
So let’s look at removing the stress in our lives. Begin the day with a detailed plan so you know where you are going? What are the priorities that need to get done. Three to five things that are on your must do list. Then plug into your internal GPS and focus on this first thing, location and one destination you need to complete. When you finish, stay focused and plug in your next task and location...follow the steps to get it all done quickly and efficiently while reducing the stress.
How will this focus change your overwhelm? Reduce your anxiety so you’re not filled with stress. Remember, all of these emotions steal your joy and are the roller coaster that take us nowhere and keep us paralyzed and stuck in fear. So make sure that you plug into your GPS and complete one task at a time. I have now started to block my calendar using the morning to get my most important tasks done and leave time for calls and other daily to do's so I can get my work done more quickly and have more time to relax and play!
Something else I'm working on. It's new and a shift in my daily habits that is making my life better. I want it to be happier, more graceful, more grateful and I'm hoping that for you. So today, when you hop in this machine, this body, which is your vehicle that gets you everywhere in life, make sure that you plug into your GPS system. Figure out what it is you're here to do. What are the most important tasks that get you to your life purpose? Then don’t be afraid to get there faster...It is why you were born dear friend….
Download "My Morning Guide" here, to see how I start the day!
