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Simple Planning Tips For A Productive Work Day

It’s Monday, the first chance of your week to start and finish off strong. You’ve got a busy calendar and tasks to crush. Your motivation is an all time high. But as soon as you get settled at your desk to begin your work, you start picking up on all of the noise. Was it always this loud? Why is my desk so close to the door? Have I always been distracted by the sheer amount of people that walk in and out of here? I’m already getting pinged on a couple of slack threads. Let me get to these right now. Oh what? I have my first meeting in 30 mins and the block lasts until 1pm? Okay… so I can actually begin my work after 2pm, because I am going to lunch right after these meetings.

Why Expressing Your Thoughts and Needs Matters

September 26, 2023 No Comments

Photo by Anna Tarazevich

I used to not express my thoughts and needs because I didn’t think they mattered. I prided myself on not needing anything — always able to bend and twist myself into something that someone else needed. I was the Swiss Army Knife of a person and I was unhappy. The people pleaser in me was happy to be the person someone needed, but I wasn’t that person for myself. I realized that I wasn’t even the main character in my own story and that I wasn’t living the life that I wanted. I was the supporting character in everyone else’s life because that’s what I thought I needed to be in order to be wanted and loved. But then I was lucky to have found my community and my life partner who made me realize that they only wanted me for me and that’s when I made it my life goal to become better at communicating my thoughts and needs often and honestly.

The Importance of Communicating Your Thoughts and Needs

One of the core concepts of this blog is for me to encourage you to live your life as your most authentic self. You can’t do that unless you actually and effectively communicate your thoughts and needs. It can be so scary to do so because you fear someone judging you, but if that’s the case, maybe it’s time to re-evaluate who you actually let into your life.