The Mountain Is You

HOW TO RESOLVE THIS
If your schedule is unmanageable, you’re never going to 
be as effective or productive as you could be. If this is the 
case, your first job has to be to streamline and prioritize 
your tasks in order of importance, outsource whatever 
else you can, and then let go of the rest.
If your issue is that you intentionally create chaos and 
busy-ness in your day when there is no need for it, you 
have to get comfortable with simplicity and routine. 
Start with writing down your top 5 tasks that need to 
be done each day, and then focus on doing those and 
only those. 
You might also need to confront the sense of “protection” 
that being busy gives you. Does it make you feel more 
important than others? Does it give you an excuse to say 
“no” to plans or to avoid some people? You need to find 
healthier and more productive ways to cope with these 

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feelings, such as finding genuine self-confidence in what 
you do by creating something you’re proud of, or getting 
better at calmly but clearly stating your boundaries and 
needs in relationships.
S P E N D I N G T I M E W I T H T H E W R O N G 
P E O P L E 
It’s true that so much of our lives is shaped by the people 
we spend them with, and the company you keep is anoth-
er common way that people self-sabotage. 
Certainly you can think of some people in your life who 
stress you out, make you feel insecure, and yet keep you 
coming back for more. These relationships exist at the 
lighter end of the toxicity spectrum, but they are self-de-
feating nonetheless. 
If you find yourself preoccupied with a certain friendship 
or relationship that is making you feel almost addicted to 
the feeling of being “less than” or “jealous of,” you need to 
gradually phase out of it. You don’t need to be mean, rude, 
or even cut anyone out of your life. 
You do, however, need to understand that the people you 
spend the most time with will shape your future irrevoca-
bly, and so you must choose them wisely.

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