Being on top of your game all of the time is difficult, not to mention, exhausting!
You may say, well Lisa, then you’re obviously not as balanced as you could be. But that’s not all there is to it either.
Don’t get me wrong. I absolutely thrive when I get to bed early, wake up early, get in some mean workouts, eat balanced meals, kill it at work, read books, work on myself, drop a post or two every week, and get A’s in all my classes. The thing is, sometimes I just can’t keep up with all of that, never mind all the other things I toss into my week... And it's okay.
Especially for digital natives, society tells us what “living your best life” should look like, but by whose standards? And how realistic are those standards really?
We are all different, and so is our performance depending on what we're dealing with. Numerous factors affect our lives. Who’s around us, the responsibilities we have, our own expectations, and the pressure we place on ourselves.
More than that, our mental, emotional and physical bandwidths take a toll as well.
It’s easy to have a mental picture of what being on top of everything looks like for you, but it’s just as easy to beat yourself up when you’re not quite on par.
Things happen. We have bad days, we get sick, we have to pick up extra responsibilities.
There’s no need to pressure yourself to keep up with someone else’s maximum performance when you barely have the bandwidth to take care of yourself.
All that's required is that you do YOUR best for the time and season you are in. Nothing more. Nothing less. If you physically, emotionally or mentally don’t have the capacity to perform at your ultimate, it’s okay.
Sometimes we hold ourselves up to unrealistically high or noxious standards wondering why we can’t keep up.
I'm all for striving for the biggest things. In fact, my personal motto is to Aim High and Never Settle. However, sometimes, it's okay and healthy to simply do what you can and be gracious with yourself along the way.
Perfection is not required. But YOUR best is always required. You deserve that, at least.
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