Balance

Instead of writing about something that I’ve heard about or something I’ve learnt, I thought I’d write about something that’s been on my mind lately. I’ve been thinking about balance and whether it’s important to have it in our lives all the time. I think there are a whole lot of factors that can determine whether you lead a balanced lifestyle, and I think my routine and life were balanced up until recently. That’s why it’s been on my mind, I’ve started focusing on one thing more than others and I’ve slipped up on many things because of it. I don’t tend to be hard on myself when it happens because that isn’t helpful, but I needed to explain it to myself to determine whether it’s the right thing or not.

I’ve been trading and researching cryptocurrency and NFTs throughout the year, but with the peak of this bull run inching ever closer, I’ve been paying more and more attention to it. So much so that I’m barely reading my emails, forgetting to post a photo every two days, not reading my book, and leaving my blog till the last minute. I know these are all deadlines and tasks that I’ve set for myself and no one else is holding me accountable, but it still feels wrong to slip up. I feel like I’ve made a lot of progress and learnt so much by creating these challenges for myself and if I just stop doing them then, have I failed?

I’ve learnt a lot about cryptocurrency and because money is at stake, I feel like you’re forced to learn quicker. You’re motivated to not lose money and if you do, you make sure you don’t make the same mistake twice. I wish I had more time in my day to research everything that I want to. The goal is to create that financial cushion so I’m able to focus on this more, but doing it right takes time and I don’t have much of this bull run left. It’s become a high-pressure situation that needs focus.

Now that I’ve given it some thought I feel like it’s OK to prioritise one thing over others. I know this is for the short term and necessary if I want to see any substantial returns. I recall Gary Vee saying that the people that became successful in their side hustles sacrificed a lot to get to where they are today. If I’m honest with myself, I may not be sacrificing enough. I’m still playing a sport, going to the gym, and I have some sort of social life. Now it may not be necessary to give those up, but I’m prepared to if that’s what it’s going to take.

I know this hasn’t been that helpful to others, but it’s helped me understand what I need to do and that it’s ok that I don’t do some of the other things for a while. I might not even write this blog for a while, who knows? Maybe you could use this as a sign to double down on something you’ve been meaning to focus on. I know focusing on one thing tends to bear fruit. So why not give it a go? Make the conscious decision to focus on one thing and not feel bad if some things fall by the wayside. Knowing that it’s not permanent, but you’re going to give whatever it is a proper go.

This is the conclusion I’ve come to for myself and I’m not going to beat myself if I don’t write a post for next week or don’t post photos for a while. I won’t know whether it will be worth it until the bull run is over, but it’s worth a try. I know I’ll be happy that I tried and that’s all I can ask for. Sorry for yet another short post, but I hope this makes sense and now you know why they’ve been short. Let’s double down, focus and work hard and hopefully, something comes of it.