The myth of 'never working a day in your life'.

& why that is BS!

I hope you have had a fabulous week! ๐ŸŒทโœจ

Let's talk about the concept that โ€˜if you love what you do, you will never work a day in your lifeโ€™.

This is something that I've been thinking about, especially as I've been moving into running my business full-time ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿ’ป

I seriously love what I do, I love my business, I love my clients๐Ÿ’– BUT, there are days when it feels like work and I have found myself going down a spiral of, โ€œIf I truly love this it shouldn't feel like work. It should feel fun and easy and light the whole time.โ€

But that is not the truth! ๐Ÿ™…๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ

We're told that if we join this program, and we start this side hustle, and we do this thing, that we're never going to feel like we're working a day in our life ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ we'll be on a beach in a hammock, sipping cocktails, and it will never feel like work ๐Ÿ๏ธ

And while I think there is definitely space for that, I do believe that sometimes it can be a bit toxic to make out that there is never going to be an element of work.

Because no matter what we are doing and no matter how much we love it, there are going to be days where we just simply are not in the mood, where our energy is not there & it all feels a bit blah. ๐Ÿ˜ด โ˜๏ธ

There of course will be days where we spring out of bed, so excited to get started with our work but to believe that ANYTHING in life is going to make us feel that every. single. day. is just unrealistic!

Taylor Swift loves what she does but do you think she is genuinely excited and motivated for every single performance? Nope. Because even though it is her passion & she loves it โ€ฆ

So what I am focusing on now is instead of trying find something that doesn't feel like work, is how we make work that we do have to do feel the best it can feel and how do we get the things that we need to get done with the most efficiency, effectiveness, flow and fun. So if this is something you also would like to see more of be sure to be following along on Youtube & Instagram where I will be sharing more soon xx 

Listening

Lofi Study Music

This channel is the soundtrack to my workflows. With a range of playlists from jazz cafe to cozy afternoon, there is something for any vibe. I often have this playing while working on client work & sometimes in the background while listening to an audio book. If you are looking for some vibey lo-fi to work, study or chill toโ€ฆ

Reading

Working Hard, Hardly Working

This book was just what I needed as I have been transitioning into life as a full time business owner. Grace shares productivity & time management tips while acknowledging our different needs, privileges & brains. I felt like this was the first time I could fully get on board with the tips being shared in a productivity book which makes sense after discovering Grace is an ADHDer. It was so empowering to have a book that emphasis just as much (if not more) importance placed on our non-working / rest time than our work time. Definitely recommend listening - its included in spotify premiums audio book selection!

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