The trouble is most of us use the weekend to escape. Writer Jari Roomer got me thinking after a recent article. “Use the weekend to build the life you want instead of trying to escape the life you have,” he says.

Jari explains that for many of us, the weekend not only stops us from progressing our goals. But the weekend can make us go backwards, so we start Monday being further behind than we were the previous Friday.
Habits move us forward. Escape activities move us backward.

Pay attention to which category you fill your weekend with. It explains why you haven’t built that one thing yet that you know can change your life.

It takes a little creativity to schedule building something on your weekends and after hours. You can keep saying “I’m too busy” and feel the regret later. Or you can be the second type of person and be determined to find a way.

We find a way to make time for things we want to build. If they’re not important, we find a way to make excuses.

None of us are dumb. We genuinely think we’ll have time to build one day. The trouble is our imagination takes over from reality. If you can’t find time this weekend then you’ll unlikely ever find time. May as well be honest.
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The powerful way to build after hours

Tiny steps is how you build something that will change your life.
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Building something when you get time is being the guy on the right in the picture above. It’s too hard. The gap between the steps you have to take is too great. The trick is to make the gaps between steps shorter using consistency.

The way to start building is with 15-minute habits.

You don’t have time. You’re busy. I get it. But you can easily find 15 minutes a day to build something that matters. The time needed is so tiny it’s nearly impossible to screw it up.

What happens with 15-minute habits over time is they produce small amounts of progress. That progress helps you allocate more time in your schedule to build as you go.

Progress is evidence. Evidence leads to motivation. Motivation simultaneously produces prioritization.
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110. Resting is an action. When you give your mind and body the rest it needs, your body knows how to heal itself.

111. What can you do today that you were not capable of a year ago? 🤔

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A Note to the Inner-self

Dear me,

Say Thank you!

Say thank you for all the blessings you have in your live. But do also say thank you for the challenging and tough moments you pass through as they sharpen and bring the best out of you.

Say thank you for all the wonderful people who have walked in to your life and decided to stay. But never fail to say thank you for those who stayed a bit and walked out, with each person you learn something, either they have left an inspiration or a lesson.

Say thank you for all the great opportunities you have been granted as they bring you more success. But never forget to say thank you for the missed chances, they have all made you sharp and savvy to learn from them.

Say thank you for all the things you have made right and rejoiced life with. But do also praise the mistakes you have made as each one of them have brought lessons to you.

Say thank you for the grace of this beautiful life you are living. But do not forget to say thank you for all the things you have passed through in the past. Each of the things you have done and the roads you have taken have let you be where you are now.

Say thank you for the kind of person you are today. But never ever forget to say thank you for your past self. Because all you are now is a result of what you were.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Happiest Monday to you. May you have a blessed and productive week.
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112. Belief without talent can take you further than talent without belief. But when you have both, you're unstoppable.

113. What if you were your own soulmate?

Imagine how you’d show up for yourself, for others, and for life.

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When you’re walking solo, don’t look down. Instead, look within and realize how capable you really are.To be where you want to be you must love where you are now and feel excited about where you are going. It’s a careful balance, but when you tune it right it’s the most beautiful transition.
👉Focus more on the people who inspire you than the people who annoy you. You’ll get much further in life.
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