Volume 2: "I don't have to - I get to."
Last week was a huge epiphany in pursuing my projects and passions.
My job (Business and Data analysis), my association (Kenyans in STEM Association), and Carerra's Chronicles.
And it's easy to get lost in the thick of things.
What initially started as a passion or a hobby can often become a burdening responsibility if left unchecked.
Most of these, I think, are self-imposed simply because "we have to."
"I have to write a blog post this week."
"I have to do three podcasts next week."
"I have to attend my child's recital tonight."
"I must pick my kids up from school every other day."
"I have to fly out to LA for multiple business meetings."
Self-imposed burdens, which, when we fail to achieve, cause some self-deprecation within us.
But as I learned last week, it's more of a perspective switch.
I look at the things I'm doing and the tasks I have to accomplish, then note one commonality between them— I wanted to do them.
I volunteered to do them.
And now, I get to do them.
That's the big reframe.