Feeling behind ? πŸ™


Recently I've been feeling a strong sense of not doing enough and feeling behind

Everyone in the blogging game seems to have a consistent social media content plan, send multiple emails a week and be making oodles of cash till the cows come home

And even when the cows come home, these great big herbivores exclaim :

WOW! We are IMPRESSED with the level of efficiency and progress these bloggers are making, next time we won't bother coming home !
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And here I am munching on my 3rd bit of buttered toast, planning a jungle sauna with my sisters today, with piles of work pending O_O

I feel there is something wrong with me :(

Why can't I be more efficient and make more progress, like these other bloggers?

Why can't I impress herbivores with my oodles of cash when they come home?

Then I got hit by an epiphany this morning, which made me feel a lot better

It might make you feel a lot better too, if you get caught up in the comparison game

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So, back to epiphanies

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As I sat there feeling really guilty for enjoying my toast, not doing work, feeling despair as I was getting caught up in the comparison game ….

My mum walked in and switched the lights on

Yes I was eating toast in the dark -_- #moodlighting…

I told her I felt like I wasn't making enough progress and that I should be making WAY MORE from my blogs by now

What am I doing wrong? Am I doomed to fail?

She said simply :

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β€˜Maybe you have other forms of wealth, apart from money?’

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And it hit me

What if you and I are actually REALLY wealthy…. but we don't realise it

You see, by playing the comparison game and trying to compare our lives with others

We are narrowing our focus to one simple thing : money

But wealth isn't just about money is it ?

Because, imagine you are earning $500k a month from your blogs, but you have no family, no partner, your health is in bad shape, you are stressed, overworked, constantly anxious and you don't have time to travel or see the world …

Or what if you are a millionaire named Von de Pong, but you are an arsehole that has chronic back pain, and bad breath ? O_O

Are you truly wealthy ?

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And then I realised

All this time I feel guilty and worry, I am reducing my wealth, instead of enjoying it !

Instead of enjoying the wealth of good health, free time and health to go to a frigging jungle sauna with my sisters…

I am taking that wealth and denying myself from spending it, by focusing only on one aspect of wealth

I hope I don't sound like a tutti frutti whispery hoo haa fruit loop, but its as a simple as asking yourself:

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  • What other wealth do I have, apart from money ?

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I guarantee the person you are comparing yourself to, does not have the abundance of wealth, you have right now

Do they have the beautiful kids that wake you up in the morning for a cuddle?

Do they have the special laughs you have with your partner /parents / siblings/friends on the weekends ?

Do they have your strong legs (and eyebrows ) and a big brain ?

Do they have your special ability to communicate or listen ?

Can they even draw?? (er, I can’t!))

Do they have a loving partner or pet who adores you ?

The list goes on
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You have the wealth you are supposed to have right now, whatever form that is

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Don't deny yourself from spending it

Embrace it, enjoy it, strut around your strong eyebrows and stop beating yourself up

Fill your day with gratitude and enjoy the richness and abundance in your life today, because if your other forms of wealth go tomorrow, you will suddenly wish you had it

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You will feel poorer than you did today

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Today you are RICH!

That's all from me today

Have a great weekend, you wonderful bunch of wealthy folks !

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Your tutti fruti whispery fruit loop,

Aisha xx

Ps; Do you want to see pics of this jungle sauna?? It's next to a river and involves us wrapping ourselves in sarongs streaming ourselves like dumplings O_O

I wasn’t sure if you all liked me including pics at the end of my emails …. Reply and let me know if you want me to continue sharing them !

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Hi, I'm Aisha and I love helping others achieve financial independence though blogging. I run a portfolio of 6 blogs and teach others how to grow and monetise their blogs using evergreen strategies that don't stress you out! Follow me for valuable blogging tips and digital nomad hacks.

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