What are you doing this Weekend?
No, I’m not asking because I want us to go pick out curtains together, but rather to point out that if your goal is self improvement, yet your weekend is packed with parties and relaxation, you might need to rethink your strategy.
I’m not saying that you should just work, work, work, and never have any play time. Balance is the key here, but most people are decidedly OFF balance in their self improvement efforts.
During the week you are constantly on the go with the job, the family, the chores, the commute, etc., and you’ll be lucky to get in a solid hour of self improvement time on any given day. However, when the weekend comes, you then try to pack in all of the stuff that you didn’t get done during the week, plus you want to relax, have fun, and unwind.
Well, the relax, have fun, and unwind part is something that should be a part of every day, not just the weekends, but ask yourself honestly how much time are you dedicating each week to your self improvement efforts?
- How much time did you spend reading this week?
- How many hours did you put in working on your business?
- How much work did you do on your educational goals?
- How many times did you exercise?
- How often did you do your affirmations, or your visualizations?
- How much time did you spend meditating?
- How much one-on-one interacting did you do with people that are part of your success plan?
The list could go on and on, but by now you should be getting the picture. Self improvement requires you to actually improve your life, not to just live it. As you approach an hour, a day, or a weekend when you could work towards your goals, it would be a grand idea for you to do just that.
Sure you can go party like a rock star and have a blast, or you could take a well-deserved siesta from your stressful life, and there are times when that is exactly the thing to do. However, it’s not every time.
Sometimes you need to put away your party hat, or your plans to go paint the town red, and plan instead to spend your down time working on yourself and your future, rather than continually taking those “well-deserved” breaks.
If you are trying to improve your life, it’s not break time. It’s time to get down to business.