#093 - Question The Hustle and F**k Busyness

Rye, Rye, Rocco Marco Esquandolas You've got to run like an antelope out of control Listen on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/track/1N9CMZgL7aM8fXpgg5ZWV1?si=onvALUJmQ06YLmFK9602NA&context=spotify%3Asearch%3Arun%2Blike       Hustle is the new epidemic that is celebrated and rewarded without people realizing what it is costing you. It has taken me a long time to realize this, and honestly, this is something I am just now learning to change my behavior.   Let's define hustle.   I'd like to share a definition according to Echo Hill:   She defines the hustle as the, "push-pull force drag energy to achieve an outcome. it's not in alignment, it is not inspired, it is purely a repetitive behavior, do A,B,C, over and over again to get there."   The hustle culture today is like being rewarded for busyness. That busy energy.   Fuck busyness.   Busyness does not get results.   When is enough, enough?   Is 1 more hour in the office necessary?   If you ask your son or daughter, would you like daddy to work for one more hour on this podcast, or would you like daddy to take you to the park?   The answer is easy?   But why do we continue to hustle?   Ask yourself this: What are you running from? What are you running towards? What are you afraid of that the "hustle" will fix?   I guarantee you that the hustle will not fix anything.   So instead, what if we changed the way we define Hustle, and instead, we look at hustle as a tool?   Know when you should hustle, and where you should hustle, but simply hustling for the sake of hustle, or because you think it is cool, or because you think you will impress someone, is not going to work. You may actually think it is working because most of the time, you cannot read the label when you are inside the bottle. What I mean is that you may not even be aware that you are hustling - or - carrying the energy of hustling.   Yes, I said the energy of hustling.   When we move through the world, we are just a sealed-up body of liquid with electrical impulses. These impulses are energy and we can control the type of energy that we give off.   So I'd like to challenge you to try something with me. I'm going to start trying this myself.   It is the practice of pausing to take a breath. 30secs to 2 mins. A breath after each activity, as you transition to the next activity, so that you are clear your energy, and do not let the energy from one task, influence the performance or the outcome of the next event. This is especially important if something has triggered you. Did something or someone cause you to feel an emotion? If it did, I encourage you to pause, breathe, and reset your energy.