Out of the Rat Race - Day 4
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Today I was experiencing the usual weekend sense of joy and freedom, but I noticed that it had a little extra sweetness. Something like that decompressed feeling of not having to go to work, but then I realized that it’s the weekend, but there is no week coming up! Eternal weekend [well for a minimum of four months anyways].
Seriously, one thing I have noticed about being out of the Rat Race is that my time seems more precious. When I had the paycheck guaranteed each month I could afford to be less cautious and even wasteful with my thoughts, actions and my time.
Now I find myself thinking more long term and really wanting to raise my game to the next level. I find that I feel I can’t afford the luxury of not working smart. I am making better decisions because of the loss of security or a safety net to fall back on. My discipline has been sharpened and I really like the way that I’m working now. If I had somehow been able to cultivate this type of awareness while I was still working I probably would have been much farther along towards my goals..but no merit in tregrets.
I guess the point is that preparation and pressure can be a great combination. Inside me the desire to succeed has now changed into the need to succeed and I can see how that pressure is necessary to move forward and to sharpen my business senses.
