I shared a big announcement the last 2 episodes. The main message of it was that the Enjoy Life Podcast is going to take a break. I am going to take a 6 month break from creating these podcast episodes so that I can focus more of my attention and time in an area that I believe I can have a far greater impact on people’s lives. You know if you focus on everything, then you focus on nothing. And I have been trying to focus on too many things recently. That led to me not being as effective as I could be. I believe narrowing my focus will help me have a greater impact and help people and families live the lives they want. So, the podcast will take a break. But, connect with me on Twitter. I will continue to share my message and material there. And I’d love to hear from you there too.

Connect with me on Twitter: @NickMaizy

Today's Episode:

Hope you had a great safe 4th of July. I know there are many issues that divide many people. Still, I hope you celebrated at least a little. I don’t celebrate the 4th because this country is perfect. Nope. It’s far from it. I celebrate for many reasons and few apply specifically to what we talk about here. 

Value the freedoms you have to live your best life.

You have the freedom to:

• Choose your goals
• Take action toward your goals
• Learn information to achieve
• Make a change to improve

Find me on Twitter: @NickMaizy

I gave a big announcement last week. If you missed it, you can go back to episode 233 and listen to the beginning. The main message of it was that the Enjoy Life Podcast is going to take a break. I am going to take a 6 month break from creating these podcast episodes so that I can focus more of my attention and time in an area that I believe I can have a far greater impact on people’s lives. You know if you focus on everything, then you focus on nothing. Well, I have been trying to focus on too many things recently. That led to me not being as effective as I could be. I believe narrowing my focus will help me have a greater impact and help people and families live the lives they want. So, the podcast will take a break. But, connect with me on Twitter. I will continue to share my message and material there. And I’d love to hear from you there and share more about my shift to make a greater impact too.

Today's Episode:

I’m taking off to camp at one of my favorite state parks with my family. I’ve been looking forward to it. 

What do you need? A little fun? Relaxation? Or if you're struggling with ways to care for yourself. Whatever you need for yourself, do it. 

Really caring for yourself so that you can perform at your best is important so that you can live your best life. This is your life. You can make it what you want. But, you have to be intentional with what you do. 

One of the best ways I found for me to live the life I want is to schedule the things I need. Not just the things I need to do, accomplish, take care of. Yes, all those productive and responsible things are important. But, what’s also very important are the things I need to do for and with my family and myself. 

If I simply focus on being productive, then I will miss out on the self-care and quality time that truly makes life worth living. 

Whatever your best life looks like, make sure you do the things you need to do to make it happen. Schedule what you need. And do it. 

Major announcement. I loved creating this podcast for you. It has been my passion for the last 6 years. Thank you for joining in, listening, and many of you taking part by reaching out to me, subscribing, and following on social. My focus has always been to help people make positive changes, create the future they want, and live their best lives. That hasn’t changed at all. Over the last few weeks, I’ve been thinking about how I can make a greater impact. I’m going to focus my time and attention on sharing how people can create their future and live their best lives in a more direct way. 

What does that mean?
I will take a hiatus from the podcast. And am planning on returning Jan of 2023. Old episodes will still be available. Download any ‌you want to keep access to. Subscribe because I may come back with some powerful lessons to share with you. And connect with me on Twitter. I am sharing a lot more there. And I’ll be sharing simple things you can do to live your best life and you can connect with me there directly to talk about possible next steps that may be fit for you and your life to make it what you want.

I hope to hear from there. 

And on to today’s episode.

Make the most of your time. This is just like the major reason I'm making a shift in how I share my message. I have to make the most of the limited time I have. The same I believe should be true for you. Make the most of your time. 

Time is short. But, you have enough time to focus on your priorities. 

It's never as long as it may seem at the moment. Still, you always have enough time to focus on your most important priority. As long as you give your best. 

One of my mentors said something that stuck with me.

Laziness creates busyness.

If you approach life as though you simply have plenty of time, you may end up putting off doing what you should do now. You can call that procrastination. Procrastination is simply putting off doing what you know you should do to make the progress you want in an area. Maybe you don’t feel like doing the work. Or, it’s not as comfortable as doing something else. 

When you put off what you know you really need to do, it doesn’t get done. Later on down the road, you’ll have a scramble to catch up. That’s where Laziness creates busyness. 

Original message on this episode was going to be “Watch out! You only have 13.” One of my mentors shared about only having 13 summers with his kids and how he needed to cherish and make the most of them. 

You need to take action.
What is it you want? What kind of life do you want to live? 

Take action toward it today. What can you do now? 

You have enough time to focus on your priorities. But, really focus on them and do what needs to be done. Otherwise, time will pass and you’ll end up having to scramble trying to catch up and it just may be too late.