Last week, I was having a hard time with a task and I began to feel down about it. I started complaining to anyone who would listen about my lack of understanding of the topic and spent a lot of energy focusing on the skills I didn't have. Then it dawned on me, I had lost hours complaining instead of making a plan to learn a new skill and fix the actual problem. 🤦🏾♀️
Have you ever found yourself complaining about what you don't have (or didn't learn)? Or complaining about someone else's actions that you didn't like? It's something we may not want to admit outright, but we all do it.
Whether it's the amount of money we have, managing relationships, or roadblocks towards a new career - we can spend so much time blocking (or delaying) our own progress when we focus our energy on what we don't have or what/who we don't like.
, there is a way out. It starts with breaking free from complaining. Anytime something reminds you of what you lack (or if you don't like the way someone is doing something), pause and take a breathe. It's okay to sit in your feelings to process them but don't spend too much energy complaining - it will only make you feel worse.
Instead, allow yourself to process those feelings and think about what's really causing them to show up. Is there a short or long term solution? Can you make the situation better or do you need to remove yourself?
This week, I'm going to do my best not to complain. I know that it's going to be hard (especially with everything happening in the world) but I know it will be better for my mental health.
, are you with me? Takia has also agreed to try a week of no complaining and I'd love for you to join me too. Feel free to reply back to this email if you're in.
