What does it look like to be more together, and less alone?
I am sure many of you have read countless self-help books on productivity and progress. Maybe you’ve heard the common saying: We become what we repetitively do.
While there is some truth to this quote, there is also something missing. While repetition and determination may lead to success, success does not automatically mean we are living the life we want to live. When it comes to creating a life of meaning, it’s the people who we share the good and bad times with that bring a greater purpose to our lives.
Simply put, who we are in our own lives, relationships, work life, etc. has a lot to do with who we invest our time with.
In a world full of messages that imply we are not enough, it’s easy to get caught up in following the “latest life strategy”. It is so easy to get caught up in a quick fix solution when the real solution is right in front of us. It is making time for community and relationship.
When it comes to emotional wellness, the same is true. The people we choose to follow, connect with, learn from… have a direct negative or positive impact on our overall wellbeing. Investing in repetition and success may create habits but investing in community will create a natural rhythm that leads us to a more centered life.
Aggressively chasing our professional goals to the point of isolating ourselves from community is a blueprint for success without meaning and lonely leadership.
Consistently investing time to pursue our personal lives is the only sustainable path towards getting our core needs met. Without the balance, we will unconsciously chase unmet needs by creating an unrealistic dependence on work culture and then resent that it will never live up to expectation.
