Want To Be A Productive Person? Choose Your Journeys Wisely

You are always on a journey.

You are reading this article. That’s a journey.

When you watch your favorite TV show – that’s a journey. For example, if you watch The Biggest Loser, you go on a journey where there are extremely overweight people being driven by some pretty ruthless trainers and literally working their asses off. You witness the struggle, the milestones, the weigh-ins, the celebration, etc.

If  you huddle around with other co-workers to discuss how horrible your boss is and the latest terrible thing he/she has done and what you’d like to do to them – you’re going on a journey.

When you go to Taco Bell and eat a #4 combo meal – you’re going on a journey.

When you read a magazine/book – you’re going on a journey.

When you sign on to Facebook – you’re going on a journey.

Understanding that we’re always going on journeys allows us to check in with ourselves to ask one simple question. It’s a question that puts the power to change into our own hands:

“IS THIS JOURNEY TAKING ME TO A PLACE I WANT TO GO?”

As you get into the habit of checking yourself with this kind of question, you’re going to discover that sometimes you find yourself on a journey that:

• doesn’t lift you up
• doesn’t bring out the best version of you
• triggers a side of you that you’d prefer not to deal with
• seems antithetical to the productive version of you.

This question is a way to take your life off of auto-pilot.

As you shed unwanted journeys from your routine, you’ll find that your life transforms itself. The self-awareness redirects your mental chatter and reshapes your life. You will feel a shift. And this shift will propel you into a more productive life full of goal-meeting goodness, peace, joy, and FUN.