Six Work Hacks You Should Start This September
I can’t believe the summer is over! With everything that has happened, I do feel like this summer wasn’t that bad. I spent majority of my life in school so I always see September as a new start. While this year has been extremely shitty it is never too late to start over. While we are slowly rolling into September this is week – here are 5 hacks that you should consider for a better life to end the year off strong and healthy.
Manage Your Energy
Especially now, I think it is very important that you manage the things that your brain can process. What I am learning is that when you invest too much energy into one thing you really can’t do another. I have an issue with managing my energy with work & me time. When I do too much in my work life I can’t do anything in my personal life. It is all about balance. While some of us do not have the traditional 9am-5pm jobs and we work 9am -9pm – remember the same energy you put into your work to pay your bills you should put into your yourself to keep going.
Read the Room
What we need to learn is expectation. Managing your expectation of people and places eases your emotions. What I’ve learned about myself these last few months is when I expect someone to do something and they don’t I am upset. I am rarely upset at the person but more upset at the fact I expected me out of that person. Taking this to the working environment, I’ve expected a lot from the places I’ve worked despite knowing the horror stories of others. READ THE ROOM AND KNOW WHAT YOU WILL GET OUT OF PEOPLE AND PLACES. Stop expecting you from people and accept them for who they are.
Prioritize What Matters The Most
At the end of the day, despite who is paying you or who you may be having sexual relations with – you always matter. If you do not take care of yourself no one else will. With that being said, always check on yourself. If that means talking to yourself in the mirror like Issa or journaling your thoughts – DO IT. You have to constantly question your position in someone’s life or within a company – it ain’t for you sis.
Work Smarter – Not Harder
Overthinking is my middle name like I know it is for many of my friends. Life is not supposed to be that hard. Reelevate what you are doing. Are you investing too much time into one thing and forgetting the others? Is that job you are at making you feel insecure about yourself? Is that relationship not what you expected it to be? Are your friends not being “friends”? Work smarter and eliminate the things that do not make you feel good. While you can’t eliminate your job, especially now – do not take the stress with you when you leave. Once you close the computer, that is it.
Schedule Your Self-Care
Seriously, schedule you time. Whether it is the first thing in the morning or the last thing at night – schedule you. I’ve recently scheduled my “me-time” for the last thing at night. Before I go to bed, I masturbate and journal. While that does sound simple, creating a routine that you can follow is extremely hard. Create a routine that makes you feel good and hold you accountable.
Do Things That Make You Happy
If the quarantine taught me anything it taught me that I should always do what makes me happy. It taught me that I don’t need the $500 dates or the “good morning beautiful” text messages to make me feel good – I only need me. Once you are happy with yourself, everything will fall into place.
