Derek Bobo's Blog

I used to sort of be known for being able to get a ton done. People were often impressed by how I’m able to juggle a ton of things seemingly simultaneously. Well lately I’ve got into a bit of a rut and I don’t like it.

The stresses of everyday life have started to take their toll on me and my productivity has gone way down hill. I’ve got into this habit of wake up, go to work, come home (maybe get a round of golf in, maybe do a little bit of work on the house, etc) go to bed, then rinse and repeat. My personal projects, goals, aspirations have all started to suffer. It’s taken all I’ve got to even make note of my thoughts to revisit when I “get more time.”

Well guess what folks… it’s not going to get any easier. The days won’t get longer, the time is now. As I’ve started to assess my life I’m finding a bunch of big time wasters. I have a handful of websites that I like to cycle through several times a day, emails to check, phone calls to make, instant messaging, etc. These are all HUGE time wasters.

So, for the next several days I’m going to try and pull the reigns back on these items and I’m going to start pushing myself a bit harder again. That means staying up a little later and getting up a little earlier. It’s important to continue to push, strive for excellence rather than get content. When you get content you lose your edge and the competition cruises on by… or worse yet… life cruises by.