I have to be honest for a minute: I started my blog 3 months ago, and it still overwhelms me.

The problem is easily summarized – there is too much to do, and not enough time.

Writing content, getting traffic, networking with other bloggers, working on my blog design, participating in social media, just to name a few.

With all these different activities in mind, it’s hard to get things done. It seems that I enter a circle without getting actual results. Often times, my typical daily blog routine would look like this:

We all have heard these motivational quotes: Work hard, play hard. Life is a grind. Just keep going. Sleep when you’re dead.

That’s the mantra of our generation. And we don’t question it. Basically, it is no wonder, because we have been taught this simple mindset since our early childhood. Teachers, parents, friends, and bosses have bombarded us with the same message: Push Forward. 

Sure, it’s a great feeling to get stuff done. Everyone likes success. But let’s be honest for a brief moment: We are all tired.

We are tired of pursuing goals. We don’t want to be productive every single day. And we intuitively know that limitless growth is not feasible – at least not for the long run. And rightly so – there are a number of issues with the conventional approach of relentlessly pushing forward in life. These are the most important ones:

Let’s perform a short thought experiment: You have an interesting business idea. And you’ve been thinking about this idea for a long time – at work, at the kitchen table, and in your shower. At some point, you have enough of all that wishing and dreaming. You feel that itch to go for it. Finally, you decide to put your idea into action.

So far, so good. Like any smart entrepreneur, you decide to do some initial market research. You open your favorite search engine and type in your business idea – And then, there’s the awakening:

Unless you are Elon Musk, living a productive and successful life is not that easy. Day by day, you are juggling your day job, family, social life, sports & nutrition, finances, and daily duties. And every single of these areas is supposed to work flawlessly. As if that wasn’t enough, all these areas are constantly competing against each other in your day-to-day life.

Besides these daily hassles, you have to make sure that all these different activities fit into the big picture and eventually lead to your long-term goals. For example, does your daily fitness routine actually make you lose weight? Do your current saving habits ensure your early retirement? In other words, you want to make sure that things work out.

Planning and pursuing all these things at the same time requires a ridiculous amount of discipline and willpower. You have to push all the time, often outside your comfort zone, to make things happen.