It’s easy to get down. It happens to the best of us. I’m not even a "best of us" and it happens to me all of the time.
Currently, I’m failing miserably at:
I’m failing miserably at a whole bunch of other stuff too (no need for family, friends and colleagues to remind me about them in the Blog comments below!).
The funny thing about failing miserably is how obvious it is to the individual, but how ridiculous it looks to others. I’m sure many people would be thrilled to find the time to read five books a year or even have the problem of a Blog that gets enough comments to require a response. Pushing that further, I’m sure there are many people reading this who are recipients of some of the services that the charitable organizations I’ve volunteered for dish out or would be thrilled to have the physique I have (though, I doubt that ;).
"The grass is always greener."
Let it come as no surprise that the greatest marketing and advertising preys on people’s self-image. It does an amazingly powerful job of pointing out perceived flaws and how their product or service is the cure-all. Beyond that, human beings have a natural temperament to believe that someone else’s lot in life is better than theirs. As an agency owner, ridiculous deadlines, temperamental clients, trying to deliver breakthrough creative and inter-office politics is par for the course… not just in my agency, but in every agency. The key to overcoming this stress/struggle and the key to not letting everything you think you’re failing miserably at is to add a dash of real-life perspective into your diet.
What does this look like?
Here’s a personal tip… In the past short while, I’ve had many people close to me deal with personal and health situations that have involved kids being sick. Really sick. If you ever think you’re failing miserably at something, think about your local children’s hospital. Think about all of those kids, with all of those medial issues and what goes on in there – day and night – without end. Think about what these little kids are going through then think about what their family friends and going through. Reading another book, losing ten pounds, finishing a book proposal, responding to some Blog comments, dealing with a frustrated customer, grappling with a new idea, and having the fortunate position to be able to volunteer for a community organization doesn’t really seem like any sort of real problem that should be considered "failing miserably" at if you’re not one hundred percent at every single waking moment.
Does it?
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