Like I said… I am committed to writing about real stuff on this blog and this post is kind of difficult to write about for me.
I was really depressed for a while up until recently. I was riding high for a while – I was really on top of my life, taking on a lot of projects, being really productive. I was fulfilled in many respects since I felt like I was doing things that mattered and I was accomplishing things that were meaningful to me.
On the flip side of things, I was obsessed with my work and my pursuit of success. I had a relationship at the time and I really didn’t feel motivated to go out and be social. “What’s the point,” I thought, “I would rather keep working on what I’m doing. I’m not looking to meet girls – I’ve got one. I don’t feel like conversing with a bunch of drunk people. I’d rather just keep working and moving myself forward.”
Now, I knew I was isolating myself, but I really didn’t care all that much. I loved the feeling of being productive and doing things to develop my career and my future.
All the meanwhile, Legend kept saying, “You need to take breaks, man. You need to balance out your life.”
And I would say, I know, I know, you’re right. But I didn’t – I dumped everything else other than work. I stopped exercising, stopped eating healthy food, stopped doing anything for entertainment (other than watching a movie or a TV show at the end of the night when I saw my girlfriend), stopped doing yoga.
So when it came time for my vacation in [Click to Continue Reading…]
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