This becomes a chronic problem when it becomes our chronic excuse

“Once I get through these next couple of weeks and can clear the decks a bit, I won’t be as busy, and I’ll try to get back in the gym again,” Erin said to me on a recent checkpoint call. 

I wish this weren’t true, but… you are never going to be less busy than you are right now. 

Sure, you might enjoy a short respite from chronic Busyness, but it won’t last for long. 

For most Americans in midlife, manic Busyness is their norm. 

Personally, I fantasize about a time when I will be chronically NOT busy. 

But getting back to Erin, yeah, she’s going through a lot right now. I’ve coached her for over a year now, and she ALWAYS has too much on her plate. 

Most everyone I know does, too. 

Chronic Busyness becomes a chronic problem when it becomes our chronic excuse. 

Busyness and family are the two most common excuses I hear from people who abandon their training and nutrition plans and see their hard-won progress fade away.  

This is NOT to say that those justifications aren’t legitimate. 

It comes down to priorities - which are choices. 

You’re not in prison. It’s a free country. You choose how to spend your time and energy. It may not feel that way. You may feel trapped and overcome by your obligations. I get it. I feel that way sometimes.

But that mindset is also a choice.  

So… if you accept that you will never be less busy than you are today, what choice do you make? What will you prioritize? 

Erin acknowledged that she was choosing to be a victim of her Busyness, so she reprioritized her commitment to living better. 

I hope you do too. 

Busyness is a choice. It’s also your enemy and excuse. 

But you are stronger than yours.