ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Imagine squeezing into size 8 shoes every single day when you're actually a size 9. That's what it feels like to live by someone else's priorities.
In Episode 114, I share something I noticed after being a guest on two other podcasts in the same week. One conversation was about time blindness. The other was about bullet journaling. Very different starting points. But both hosts ended up asking me the same question: how do you feel confident about your choices when the people around you seem to be doing it differently, and maybe better?
We talk about the guilt of running late, why the gorgeous journal spreads on social media keep people from ever starting, and what those two struggles have in common. Then I share a simple quarterly check-in to help you get clear on what matters to you right now, so you can stop comparing and start choosing on purpose.
In this episode
- Why two very different interviews ended with the same question
- Time blindness, the chain of transitions that makes us late, and why it isn't about how much you care
- What to do before you walk into a meeting so you actually show up for it
- Why I'd rather pour a glass of water and be present than be on time to the minute
- The two places people get stuck with bullet journaling: not planning at all, and setting expectations based on Instagram
- Why Ryder Carroll's original method started with a spiral notebook and a pen
- The common thread: guilt for not doing what everyone around you is doing
- Every yes is a no, and why confidence comes from knowing why you chose what you chose
- A quarterly check-in to set your compass
This week's takeaway
Take a few minutes with one question: three months from now, what do you want to feel good about? Then pick just one to three areas to focus on this season.
Links
- Episode 98 (time blindness)
- The Wholesome Way podcast
- Rest and Recreation podcast
- Ryder Carroll and the Bullet Journal method: bulletjournal.com
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