I never got the message.

I never got that message. The instructions on how I am supposed to live my life, the invisible internal messages…

And the assumption that the voice in my head is looking after my best interests. We rarely take the time to evaluate the rules that made us successful. The “memo” that says:

This is the way it [ life ] works.

• Be productive before you relax.

• Finish everything first.

• Don’t waste time.

• Be usefull

Work until you drop. Start a task and even if your body says “hold on I am getting worn out here” keep going. Final what you were doing and then you can relax. No rest for the wicked.

And

You can eat later, eat at your desk, in the car going to your next appointment.

Do things, tasks, attend meetings that are of little interest to you and for heaven’s sake be usefull.

I’ve started wondering who wrote the rules I followed for decades and are they serving me well now?

This is one of the conversations we'll be continuing inside Under Pressure. If you're curious, I'd love to have you join me here.