Staying busy outside of work
Hey! It's been a while...again.
I'll admit; I haven't been keeping up with this newsletter as much as I'd like. And to be honest, it's taken a back seat to other stuff I've been doing. It's been an eventful few months.
I started taking a pole fitness class back in November. I do that twice a week. I've also been lifting weights twice a week to supplement pole fitness. I can already tell I'm much stronger. Plus, it makes me feel good and is doing wonders for my self-esteem.
I've also started to perform stand-up comedy at open mic nights. I've always wanted to do stand-up comedy, but I felt like I wasn't that funny or I wouldn't have the right stage presence for it. But a friend of mine gave me the courage to try it out, and I got a few laughs!
I also started taking improv classes, and I even joined—and am helping to form—an amateur improv team. We haven't performed anywhere yet, but plans are in the works.
And I still have my handyman business that I do on nights and weekends, but I've been very selective on what jobs I say yes to. I guess that's the cool thing about being the boss.
Staying busy outside of work has done wonders for my work-life balance. In the past, I never had much going on outside of work, which led me to think about work outside of work, because it was literally the only thing happening in my life.
But now that I actually have other stuff I'm doing and focusing on, I'm thinking less about work. In fact, I almost never think about work outside of work anymore. This might be a completely normal phenomenon for you, but it’s a fairly new concept for me.
It’s not that I care less about work, but rather I’m creating more strict boundaries for myself: When I’m at work, I’m working and caring about work. When I’m not at work, I’m not working or thinking about working. Simple as that.
I encourage you to set strict boundaries between work and personal life, if you haven’t already. Dive into your hobbies, take a class, or spend more time with friends. You’ll be surprised how you’ll naturally spend less time thinking about work outside of work.