Freedom From Chaos

The power of rules and routine:

Freedom. Most people think freedom is 'doing whatever you want'.

I disagree. It is freedom FROM the nonsense that happens when you aren't being intentional about living.

Weeds show up on their own in the garden...you don't have to plant them, but you DO have to pull them, if you want growth from the seeds you've planted.

Distractions and the like pull attention away from the good, and thus, I call them evil.

It's been said "Through discipline lies freedom". I would agree. The power of the right routine can make  profound difference in your productivity, focus, and effectiveness.

Did I mention it's a happier place to be, too?

Some things that I recommend putting in your routine:

1) Daily exercise. Just get started. 4 minutes of deep breathing and stretching is fine, if that's where you are at. Better to start small, and grow over time, than to over-commit, and crash later.

2) Daily prayer and/or meditation. If you've never done it, you'd be surprised at the results

3) Daily gratitude or reflective journal. Keep track of what you are realizing, what works, and what doesn't work. Then, you have a record of your life, and can refer to instances where you succeeded/failed before.

4) "Power Hour(s)" Schedule your most important work, at your highest energy times of the day. This will be different for everyone, but to the best of your ability, carve out that time, and seek to get one really important task done during that time. This adds up big time.


Here's to living free,

JG