You know how people tell you to stop and smell the roses? I was never that person. We live in a fast-paced society that rewards the “hustle” you put out. I spent the majority of my life operating on this mentality. Rushing to finish high school to rush to finish college to rush to get a job. And for a while, that worked for me. I felt happy and content with the life I had built, so I never thought I needed to “stop and smell the roses.” It almost seemed ridiculous - like an excuse people used to justify not working hard enough or for long enough. I think a lot of us fall into this. We begin to tie our life’s value to the amount of work we do. The number of achievements we have, the amount of money we make. You get it. It wasn’t until I burned myself out that I realized the power in smelling pretty flowers, and by that time, it was practically too late. That's when I decided to be more intentional with my time, even if was just for a few minutes while making my morning coffee. SOCIALS: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifewith.hopee/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lifewithhopee YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJxe3jgG3vZpP-1zyBiBbYg Amazon Page: https://www.amazon.com/shop/influencer-7f85d4aa Website: https://www.hopewatson.com Notion Templates: https://www.hopewatson.com/notiontemplates Blog: https://www.hopewatson.com/blog Intro Music & Sound Credits: bedtime after a coffee by Barradeen | https://soundcloud.com/barradeen/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/onwardsandupwards/support