We can get so wrapped up in our work, our passions consume us, that we forget to stop and take a look around. We forget that there is more to life than what we love doing.
Come up for air. Breathe a little. Take a break from driving at your passions, building success, and looking towards making your dreams a reality.
As counter intuitive as this might sound, it's actually a great way to get ahead, to make progress.
Read MoreWhat do you think about in the shower?
What comes to mind when you are relaxed?
When you are not rushing about, doing five things at once, or balancing life's priorities, what do you think about? Do you day dream about the future? Relive the past? Maybe you just focus on getting clean.
For me the shower is the source of a crazy amount of ideas and solutions to problems I don't always realize I have. It give me a chance to let my mind wander and attack what's going on in my life that doesn't have to do with the daily grind.
Read MoreI love being distracted. And I'm surprisingly good at rationalizing why, instead of working on one of my actual projects, my iTunes playlists need to be cleared out. Or my bathroom needs to be cleaned. Or any number of other trivial things. Creating a good space to work is important, but it can easily become a distraction to keep any work from actually happening.
The one thing that keeps me in check is this constant thought that runs through my head:
"How bad do I want to reach my goals?"
Read MoreIn order to pursue your passion, it can really help to develop a positive environment around you. In particular, get rid of drains, things that suck the life out of you.
That could mean removing certain people from your life, leaving jobs that take everything from you and give nothing in return, or moving into a different living arrangement that doesn't constantly cause you stress.
Now, that's not to say that everything has to be perfect before you start on your journey, but it definitely helps to get rid of as many negative things as possible. I've seen people completely drained after a long day and they have nothing left to give to their passions. What are the chances that whatever strength they are able to muster will allow them to build anything more than a small hobby?
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