The GR8 Journey

Some days I did one thing and went back to sleep

Some days I did one thing and went back to sleep.

One email, or one meal, and then I was back under the covers. I'm telling you because nobody tells you that part.

Most days, I couldn't move. Some days I did one task. Other days I knocked a whole list out. All three were me.

People ask me how I keep creating greatness on the days I don't feel great. It's a fair question, and I don't have a tidy answer. I have a true one.

When your mind is heavy, it's hard to focus on anything else around you. You'd rather stay in bed than face the day. Heaviness can come from a lot of places. For me, it's the feeling of being overwhelmed.

I take on a lot by myself. That goes back to something I'm still learning: saying no, and showing up for myself more than I show up for others.

So here's what it looks like when it piles up. Promises I made. Deadlines that already passed. Self-care that needs to be done.

All of it falls to the floor unless I get out of bed and do something.

Something. Not everything.

Sound familiar? You probably have your own version of that floor. The promises, the deadlines, the thing you keep meaning to do for yourself. You don't have to pick all of it up today.

Answer one email. Cook one meal. Clean one room. Finish one task. Any one of those can jumpstart you, and sometimes it carries you straight into knocking the rest of the list off.

Sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes you do the one thing and go back to sleep. Welp. That counts too.

Here's what I keep coming back to. Greatness starts as a state of mind. It's a thought, a little motivation, a decision to try. But a thought doesn't change your Tuesday. It has to turn into a state of being, which is a way of life, built out of actions.

On my low days, the state of mind is still there. I still know I have the power to create the greatness I want for my life. What's missing is the doing. The getting out of bed.

That gap isn't about whether you're worthy or talented enough. You already are. It's about whether today has room for one small move. On a heavy day, one small move is the whole assignment.

That's what I mean when I say it's the greatness for me. It is in me, it surrounds me, it is for me. Even on the lowest day. I just have to go get it.

I'm not going to pretend the low days aren't part of this. Every day won't be the best day. You can't have the highs without the lows.

I gave myself grace while I learned who I want to become. For me, grace looked like letting a one-task day be a one-task day.

Greatness takes time. One step at a time.

(And if heavy stays heavy for you, please talk to someone who does this for a living. I'm a person with a blog, and I want you to have real support.)

So I'll ask you what I had to ask myself. Are you willing?

Not for the whole list. For one thing. You are dope, and one thing is enough to start acting like it. What's the one thing you'd do on your next heavy day?

Tell me yours. I read every one.

And remember, it's not just the greatness for me, it's the greatness for you too!