by Cassie Howard | Apr 12, 2017 | Making Money |
Yesterday all I wanted to do was watch Netflix and chill. Like, completely ZONE out and just laze around all day, sipping hot drinks & lemon water & kombucha, surrounded by candles and essential oils, with my journal on hand, and Suits on the TV in front of me. All I wanted to do was not DO anything. But, I did the work anyway. And I felt 100% better because of that decision. I don’t have these days often because I actually LOVE LOVE LOVE the work. I love the chaos. I love the hustle. But when I do have these days, the ones where I just want to shut out the world and go into my own little cocoon, I have to remind myself: SUCK IT UP. IF YOU WANT THE RESULTS, DO THE DAMN WORK. I do take full days “off” sometimes, but I don’t actually laze around and do nothing. I will usually take a day off from being online, but will still share my message, will still SELL in some way (both tasks would only be about an hour or so of my day), and then will spend the rest of my day doing mindset work and self-care activities. But this is rare. Because I LOVE the work. However, sometimes? The work doesn’t love me. And it tells me to fuck off. It taunts me. It dangles new Netflix shows and cozy, stormy weather in my face and tries to convince me to take a day off. I’m pretty good at resisting because I know that I truly don’t WANT that (I HATE not having anything...