Rachel Marie
Martin
organizing the silverware drawer? Is it
something you would like to have done
or something you need to have done?
Are you organizing it so you can put off
doing something else? Is it critical that
you devote time to volunteering, or is
it better to say no so you can work on
your goals? If you have ever thought, I
wish I had an extra hour every week, and
you’re also the person alphabetizing
your cereals, then you, my friend, might
be using the excuse of busy.
You will be busy. I can guarantee that.
But make sure that in that agenda,
some of your busy is time devoted to
the busyness of change.
That is real accomplishment.
Rachel Marie Martin, having pulled
herself up from poverty to being
named one of Inc. magazine’s top
40 entrepreneurs, is the author of
The Brave Art of Motherhood. She
has been writing Finding Joy full
time for several years and writing
online for over a decade. Her top
blog post, “Why Being a Mom is
Enough” has surpassed 1.9 million
shares, and she has had her articles
translated into over 25 languages.
Her articles have been featured in
The Huffington Post, iVillage, The
Today Show, Scary Mommy, The
Deseret, Star Tribune, PopSugar,
Parents, What to Expect, Dr. Greene
and many more.
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