Did you ever have a dream where you're running toward something, but you never get any closer? That's what your life feels like many days, I'll bet. We all juggle every day, and struggle to keep up in our lives. Some folks succeed and some are just plain overwhelmed and miserable.
I found a great blog entry today about this very thing, from Kathy Sierra on the Passionate Users blog. Here is an excerpt for you and I encourage you to go and read the whole thing.
You can't keep up. There is no way. And trying to keep up will probably just make you dumber.You can never be current on everything you think you should be. You can't simultaneously be current on:
Technology
Current events
Pop culture
Professional practices
Health/fitness/diet trends
And on and on and on...Why do we pressure ourselves? Why do we constantly feel like we're struggling to keep up, yet never succeeding? Click here to finish the article.
You'll see that even though she's speaking to her industry colleagues, she couldn't be righter. (Righter??) This is one of the key concepts I've been teaching my clients for years. It's so good to see someone else say it. Whew. Thanks Kathy.
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