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How To Stop Feeling Guilty About Not Getting Stuff Done
Answer these 5 questions about your outer vs. inner expectations, then try this approach to meet your goals.
The audience rose to give me a standing ovation. I stepped out from behind the podium to bow graciously.
A man yells above the applause that his wife is so riveted by my speech, she’s waiting at the auditorium door to donate money for the storm doors for my mother’s house. I squint to see her waving a checkbook at me. My heart pounds with pride.
The pounding rises to my ears, becoming louder, beep-ier, and more annoying — until I realize it’s my alarm. It’s 8 am.
The jubilation still floods my chest and cheeks. I shut off the alarm to return to the applauding crowd.
After I signed my book deal, I turned back over, beckoned by the sunlight piercing my closed eyelids.
I grab my phone. It’s 10:47 am.
Guilt oozes in with a heaviness that squeezes out any lingering feelings of exultation.
Most of the morning is wasted, again. I crawl out of bed to brush my teeth and figure out how to salvage the rest of my day.
