Yeah I like that concept of going with the flow. Although I believe we eventually have to "earn it".
Cultivating curiosity is a great trait. Not closing ourselves to opportunities, trying things out, and trusting that the path ahead will bring us to somewhere better than we thought.
Yeah I like that concept of going with the flow. Although I believe we eventually have to "earn it".
Cultivating curiosity is a great trait. Not closing ourselves to opportunities, trying things out, and trusting that the path ahead will bring us to somewhere better than we thought.
I definitely can resonate with this post. The closest thing that I can compare to this is my journey here on Substack. I have been trying to keep up with my posts, notes, and my own fiction that I write, along with working a full-time job from home. There is the fact that I am type 2 diabetic, and there are days like today, for example, where I was so drained and washed out I couldn't get up at my usual 4 AM which is my goal to do daily to get up and write before my eight hour shift at 11:30 AM. However, there are days like today that my body says Bill, we can't do this, sorry. Sometimes that feeling lingers at work and says Bill, you need to rest. I will take off work but work on my writing. I feel I am always doing some form of work here. But I don't want to not have a day where I'm not building on my newsletter and risk losing subscribers or not finishing my novel I am trying to write. I guess the other part that plays in my head is I'm 54, and I'm not sure why, but ever since turning that age, I feel like I need to accomplish something besides working and taking calls. At any rate, I deeply understand this post and appreciate that you wrote it. Thanks for sharing, Mr. Juan. Blessings. :) :)
Thanks for taking the time to pen down such a great comment, Bill!
I agree that this type of cycle applies to more long term spans like months but also short ones like a day.
And the body has its ways to send you the message when you need to slow down a little or when it's time to go and move.
I can also relate to what you mention of always doing some type of work whether it is "actual" work or some form of intellectual one. Using our time wisely to create something valuable rather than just merely getting by is a great driving force for us.
Hope you have a nice weekend to rest and recover as well.
I have felt the power of living and working in cycles for years. I've taken a more ad hoc approach, letting my body tell me when I need to slow down or pause.
Now, I'm starting to plan in cycles of change and rest. I am also playing with the time spans for these cycles: daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annually.
I used to see the cycles as limitations and now I see them as gifts. It is a natural way to keep things interesting, and to allow our mind, bodies, and heart to shift.
Can't wait to trade stories as we both continue to play with this model and see what we learn.
Ahhh wonderful to hear this! You articulated it pretty well.
Letting the body say when to slow down or when to go full charge I now believe is the way (although most of us need to learn how to get in tune with it first).
Also the duration of the cycles is something interesting and it's pure experimentation. I've done weeks and months before under the pretense of "online challenges". I'm now looking to see if blocks of 60 or 90 days for certain projects would work better for me.
I agree that the perspective shift of seeing them as advantages (instead of the opposite) makes it more useful and interesting. Maybe is like they say in software dev, "it's not a bug, it's a feature". 😆
Yes. And it's not only in periods throughout the day. Sometimes is also weeks.
Sometimes it feels "off" and doing work feels stiff and like going through the motions.
Other times, it just "flows". One thing leads to the next and so on.
I once read in a book that entrepreneurs and performers (like actors and such) are two very similar roles. But most of us somehow think we always need to be performing or else...
That's an interesting observation between performers and entrepreneurs. They both have their great times and not so great times, but they do the best they can through different circumstances.
There is something to be said for trying to "go with the flow."
That might speak more to being curious and openhearted--and being mindful of the habit of hustling for worthiness.
Yeah I like that concept of going with the flow. Although I believe we eventually have to "earn it".
Cultivating curiosity is a great trait. Not closing ourselves to opportunities, trying things out, and trusting that the path ahead will bring us to somewhere better than we thought.
Yeah I like that concept of going with the flow. Although I believe we eventually have to "earn it".
Cultivating curiosity is a great trait. Not closing ourselves to opportunities, trying things out, and trusting that the path ahead will bring us to somewhere better than we thought.
I definitely can resonate with this post. The closest thing that I can compare to this is my journey here on Substack. I have been trying to keep up with my posts, notes, and my own fiction that I write, along with working a full-time job from home. There is the fact that I am type 2 diabetic, and there are days like today, for example, where I was so drained and washed out I couldn't get up at my usual 4 AM which is my goal to do daily to get up and write before my eight hour shift at 11:30 AM. However, there are days like today that my body says Bill, we can't do this, sorry. Sometimes that feeling lingers at work and says Bill, you need to rest. I will take off work but work on my writing. I feel I am always doing some form of work here. But I don't want to not have a day where I'm not building on my newsletter and risk losing subscribers or not finishing my novel I am trying to write. I guess the other part that plays in my head is I'm 54, and I'm not sure why, but ever since turning that age, I feel like I need to accomplish something besides working and taking calls. At any rate, I deeply understand this post and appreciate that you wrote it. Thanks for sharing, Mr. Juan. Blessings. :) :)
Thanks for taking the time to pen down such a great comment, Bill!
I agree that this type of cycle applies to more long term spans like months but also short ones like a day.
And the body has its ways to send you the message when you need to slow down a little or when it's time to go and move.
I can also relate to what you mention of always doing some type of work whether it is "actual" work or some form of intellectual one. Using our time wisely to create something valuable rather than just merely getting by is a great driving force for us.
Hope you have a nice weekend to rest and recover as well.
Thanks Mr. Juan I sure will. Blessings. :)
Love that you posted on this, Juan.
I have felt the power of living and working in cycles for years. I've taken a more ad hoc approach, letting my body tell me when I need to slow down or pause.
Now, I'm starting to plan in cycles of change and rest. I am also playing with the time spans for these cycles: daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annually.
I used to see the cycles as limitations and now I see them as gifts. It is a natural way to keep things interesting, and to allow our mind, bodies, and heart to shift.
Can't wait to trade stories as we both continue to play with this model and see what we learn.
Ahhh wonderful to hear this! You articulated it pretty well.
Letting the body say when to slow down or when to go full charge I now believe is the way (although most of us need to learn how to get in tune with it first).
Also the duration of the cycles is something interesting and it's pure experimentation. I've done weeks and months before under the pretense of "online challenges". I'm now looking to see if blocks of 60 or 90 days for certain projects would work better for me.
I agree that the perspective shift of seeing them as advantages (instead of the opposite) makes it more useful and interesting. Maybe is like they say in software dev, "it's not a bug, it's a feature". 😆
This is a provoking subject. I've noticed in myself times when I have a lot of energy and times when I'm dragging. Same with focus and concentration.
Yes. And it's not only in periods throughout the day. Sometimes is also weeks.
Sometimes it feels "off" and doing work feels stiff and like going through the motions.
Other times, it just "flows". One thing leads to the next and so on.
I once read in a book that entrepreneurs and performers (like actors and such) are two very similar roles. But most of us somehow think we always need to be performing or else...
That's an interesting observation between performers and entrepreneurs. They both have their great times and not so great times, but they do the best they can through different circumstances.
Exactly. Sometimes they prepare and they do really well.
And other times they put in the preparation and nothing goes as expected. But without the practice, that negative scenario is always more common.
Yes. The practice gives you an endurance and mindset to try and do different things, and usually happy accidents occur in these moments.