I think there are many people like me - productivity is often worn like a badge of honor. The more tasks I check off, the more proposals I send, the more sessions I deliver—the more I feel like I’m doing well. But here’s the hard truth I had to face: being busy isn’t the same as being productive. I’ve had weeks where I packed my schedule to the brim—back-to-back training sessions, proposals sent late at night, deliverables squeezed in between family obligations. From the outside, it looked like I was thriving. But inside? I was running on fumes. My body was present, but my mind was stretched thin. The passion that once fueled me started to feel like a burden. That’s when I realized: productivity without boundaries only leads to burnout. Finding balance isn’t about doing everything. It’s about doing the right things at the right time. I started asking myself: Does this task really matter, or am I just doing it to feel “busy”? Am I saying yes to too many projects out of fear of ...
(My life's journey and more)