When I sit back and look at what I've accomplished in life, I have a lot to be proud of and a lot to be grateful for. A strong education, good jobs, great family and friends, and so on. Many of these accomplishments came not only from hard work and sacrifice on my own part, but that of many others as well.
So why do I feel like a failure sometimes?
Read MoreWe're trying to do a lot here, in this life. Whether that's just to create the life we want for ourselves, to build a new company based on our passions, or to love those around us as much as they deserve. So we develop plans on how to make that happen.
The only problem is that our plan is five pages long.
It consists of building a place for ourselves to be seen, meeting people, networking, learning about our craft, all the while keeping ourselves as involved in our social circles as possible and working to make sure that we are keeping our bodies healthy.
Sounds like a tall order, so how do we keep ourselves sane? How do we deal with being overwhelmed?
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 MoreToday, I have a guest post published over at Joe LaLonde's site JMLalonde.com on where stress fits in your life.
We often let stress rule our lives and take control of our actions. We don't have to. We can change that.
Interested? Go take a look to read more.
Also take a look at some of his other posts. Joe is working to empower young leaders and writes about leadership from both his own life and through working with others. There are some very interesting thoughts and I'm constantly learning new ideas both from his writings and through introspection afterwards.
- Ryan
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