#63 - 3 Minute Thursday: Being Busy Doesn't Equate to Success
The Calm & Free Podcast with Pooja Mottl
English - October 21, 2021 16:00 - 3 minutes - 3.58 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsSelf-Improvement Education Society & Culture Personal Journals ancient wisdom business motivation mindfulness life lessons coaching spirituality greatness philosophy inner peace Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Welcome to our new segment, "Three Minute Thursday" (#3MinThursday) where I highlight a piece of wisdom I’ve come across from my own readings over the past week, or share with you an inspirational anecdote that can help you lead a more calm, free and full life. This week, we unpack why you don't have to be busy to be successful.
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So the other day I saw a post that introduced someone by saying they had a "busy and successful life". It seems our cultural norms have evolved to equate busy with success or at least allow for both to happen simultaneously: You can’t be successful unless you’re busy. And if you’re not busy, you can’t be successful.
The irony here is that to be truly successful, you’re never busy. Yes, you’re engaged in activities and you’re doing, but you’re present and calm and you are enjoying it. You’re in the flow and open to adjusting. There’s no resistance. Busy often connotes rigidity and this idea that you’re leaping from one thing to the next with no breaks. Busy means there is stress. Even thinking about the word tends to change the when you inhale and exhale – higher up in your lungs as opposed to the deep long belly breaths that we take lower down that help us find calm and relaxation.
Let’s sever this tie between busy and successful. Know that those who are truly successful – those that are living their lives with presence, self-actualization, vitality and can both relax and deeply focus when needed – those ppl aren’t busy. They at ease. They’re floating. They’re smiling instead pushing through the day with grit and willpower. That life can be yours.
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Special Thanks :
Kris Kosach of the TPR Podcast for lending her VO for our Podcast Intro.
Jessica Panian for her help with our graphic design.
Sufi Kaur for managing and designing our social graphics.