Simplicity Is The Key To Brilliance

Busy is the new black.

But it’s dragging us down and there’s now an overwhelming number of individuals looking for help to be ‘less busy’.

- Catherine Plano

Busy is the new black.

But it’s dragging us down and there’s now an overwhelming number of individuals looking for help to be ‘less busy’.

Want my number one piece of advice for simplifying your life? The key is this: Instead of figuring out how to make ends meet, work on having fewer ends!

But …. Ugh, and here’s the rub, from my experience, the most complicated skill is to ‘keep it simple’ … but, hey it’s worth the effort!

When we simplify, we stop feeling overwhelmed, and we can focus better – but it’s always a juggle trying to minimise tasks and ‘to do’ lists, work out what’s necessary and what’s not, and what’s important ….

I have to admit, ‘keeping it simple’ is a skill I still have to practice in order to improve every single day.

Life isn’t complex…

One thing that I have realised on this journey is that life isn’t complex at all. It’s us humans who make it so!

When I figured that out, I set myself a goal to spend more time on things that matter, rather than things that don’t.

Making the distinction between the two is partly an internal process – slowing the mind, setting an intention for the day and committing to myself to stick to it. It’s also partly an external focus – and these are not things we can always control – but for most of us they make up a large part of the things we need to do – children, partner’s needs, work focus … it’s all a juggle.

Accept things and people to be imperfect. The thing is, none of us is perfect, and as soon as we accept that, life becomes a whole lot easier … and hey – here’s the big-ticket value – once you can accept also that you, yourself, are also not perfect and nor do you need to be, then the pressure comes off!