Keep Shoveling

This writing is Certified Human

“Just Do IT” – Nike

The Obstacle

Things stack up
Running from one thing to the next.

Putting out fires
Emergencies
Handling obligations
Volunteering
Being a parent
Partner
Working.

Some days
Some weeks
There aren't enough hours.

So we shuffle
Move
Slowly become buried.

The closing in fragments our attention
Scatters our focus
Make us less effective.

It frustrates
Leave us irritated
Short tempered.

Hard to be otherwise when we feel buried.

The Gift And Opportunity

There are only so many hours in a day
Only so much can get done
We are just one person.

We can choose to evaluate
Prioritize
Reorganize
Delegate
And start shoveling out.

One scoop
Task
Emergency
Conversation at a time
In order of importance
We get the work done.

Choose to be focused
All attention into what is right in front of us
Do that better
Faster
More efficiently
Without fragmentation
Or frustration.

This is where we are
All that we can do
Accept that
Do it well
Without the complaints.

Keep shoveling.

The Practice Of Self-Mastery

• Notice the load
• Prioritize
• Focus on what is right in front of you
• Keep shoveling without complaint

CHEAT CODE: NOTICE → PRIORITIZE  → FOCUS → KEEP SHOVELING