{"id":1699,"date":"2020-01-14T08:41:12","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T08:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matthewtcooke.com\/?p=1699"},"modified":"2020-03-03T01:54:08","modified_gmt":"2020-03-03T01:54:08","slug":"avoiding-work-i-but-cant-rest-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matthewtcooke.com\/avoiding-work-i-but-cant-rest-2\/","title":{"rendered":"AVOIDING WORK, I BUT CAN\u2019T REST"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Do you guilt yourself for not working, but AVOID work at the same time?<\/p>\n

Pretending (to yourself and others) that you\u2019re researching, or being productive in your emails\/Instagram for the 45th time today?<\/p>\n

Every time I avoid something of my work, it\u2019s because I\u2019m insecure about the results that will come…<\/p>\n

I\u2019m overwhelmed by all the possibilities and all the things I need to do to build my \u201chuge empire\u201d<\/p>\n

Trying to accomplish the whole thing in a day, including the perfection found over a lifetime of building.<\/p>\n

The issue is I\u2019m searching in the wrong place.<\/p>\n

I make it about me and how the work will be interpreted by others.<\/p>\n

Fearful of being rejected and abandoned. Maybe someone will steal something.<\/p>\n

The Key is making it meaningful for ME.<\/p>\n

If it\u2019s personal, it WILL be universal.<\/p>\n

When I:<\/p>\n

1. Focus on using my energy to
\n2. Make quality things,
\n3. that are personal to me,
\n4. And share them with others.<\/p>\n

I win…so…<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the NEXT step?<\/p>\n

Do that.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s success. That\u2019s winning. That\u2019s clarity.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s moving forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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