Am I suffering from Self Improvement Overdose?
The reason Im asking in the "Self Improvement" section of the forum is...
As someone that has spent 13 years working for myself VS a structured 9-5 job.
And someone, like many of you who has spent a great deal listening to motivational speeches some which you find here at this forum...
My schedule is NOT normal.
When I work, its a light switch, that is either on or off.
In fact, its much like preparing to run a marathon...
After lots of time off, I have to position myself to get *in the zone*
Using methods I have learned from motivational speakers, I use a list of things to motivate me which I meditate on many times before I even start...
I create a reward system for myself where I get to do something exciting at the end of each task...
Then there are inspirational videos I watch and of course we all know about affirmations and pictures and how those work to push you forward.
And then.. I get set and hit GO!
I am then unstoppable, like a machine and I can work hours and days at a time.
Its totally normal to work 10 hour days for 2 months straight after this.
This method works for me sometimes and other times I get frustrated when I have road blocks and I am forced to put the breaks on then I have to start prepping ALL OVER AGAIN!
I then begin to procrastinate before I start up again. And this procrastination can take weeks and even MONTHS!
The work that was once exciting can become dreadful!
I recently talked to a friend (which has a regular 9-5 job and lives a very structured /normal life) about my strange way of doing things.
And he agrees the way I work is clearly due to years of being self employed/motivated and because Of hanging out at forums like this
He says If I went the "normal" rout I would get 10 times more done and procrastinate less.
He says my new found work ethic would become habitual and ultimately make me much more successful.
He says I should quit all the gimmicks and put aside all I have learned, and start fresh with a NORMAL 9-5 work routine every single work day.
Perhaps hes right.
Perhaps I would end up less frustrated, and procrastinate less.
What are your thoughts?
And what is YOUR work day like?
As someone that has spent 13 years working for myself VS a structured 9-5 job.
And someone, like many of you who has spent a great deal listening to motivational speeches some which you find here at this forum...
My schedule is NOT normal.
When I work, its a light switch, that is either on or off.
In fact, its much like preparing to run a marathon...
After lots of time off, I have to position myself to get *in the zone*
Using methods I have learned from motivational speakers, I use a list of things to motivate me which I meditate on many times before I even start...
I create a reward system for myself where I get to do something exciting at the end of each task...
Then there are inspirational videos I watch and of course we all know about affirmations and pictures and how those work to push you forward.
And then.. I get set and hit GO!
I am then unstoppable, like a machine and I can work hours and days at a time.
Its totally normal to work 10 hour days for 2 months straight after this.
This method works for me sometimes and other times I get frustrated when I have road blocks and I am forced to put the breaks on then I have to start prepping ALL OVER AGAIN!
I then begin to procrastinate before I start up again. And this procrastination can take weeks and even MONTHS!
The work that was once exciting can become dreadful!
I recently talked to a friend (which has a regular 9-5 job and lives a very structured /normal life) about my strange way of doing things.
And he agrees the way I work is clearly due to years of being self employed/motivated and because Of hanging out at forums like this
He says If I went the "normal" rout I would get 10 times more done and procrastinate less.
He says my new found work ethic would become habitual and ultimately make me much more successful.
He says I should quit all the gimmicks and put aside all I have learned, and start fresh with a NORMAL 9-5 work routine every single work day.
Perhaps hes right.
Perhaps I would end up less frustrated, and procrastinate less.
What are your thoughts?
And what is YOUR work day like?
"If one advances confidently in the direction of his own dreams and endeavours to live the life which he has imagined - he will meet a success unexpected in common hours"
-Thoreau