Here, on the edge of summer, I want to explore a lie most of us tell ourselves:
This summer, Iāll slow down.
Did you race to fit in all that summer allows?
I did. Hereās why:
Summerās a paradox:
Who in your social media feed do you need to snooze, unfollow, or unfriend?
There were peeps in my feed who brought me nothing but unpleasantness.
Irritation. Downright anger!
I had to hide some of them because I kept comparing my life to theirs.
It can be an
...My sweet nieces love to look at old high school pics of my sister & me.
Ooof. It was not a good time for hair or eyewear.
Or ā apparently ā Jen Grimm.
In any photo of me from 1981 ā 1992, I look like a miserable jerk.
I mean ā itās not just the lack of the smi
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Ever had an experience that feels like it lasted forever?
A shitty relationship? The worst job ever?
Time slows down when weāre unhappy.
When I lived in Manhattan through the ā90s, time went SLOWLY.
Why?
It was confusing to me. I mean, I was living in NY
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I self-sabotage in many ways.
But one of my stupidest ways is checking email all. day. long.
Hereās how it goes:
I use email as my āto-doā list. It provides a constant hit of dopamine and concrete tasks to tick off my list.
Concrete tasks are nice for entrepren
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Jen, Iām so stuck. My husband thinks Iāve given my idea enough time, but it hasnāt made enough money. Iām thinking itās time to go back to work at a regular job.
I receive a version of this email/text/call about once a week from various clients.
If youāre a Cre
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Get started today before this once in a lifetime opportunity expires.
