The Key To Productivity: Mind Your Own Business

I came across this quote, ” Every minute you spend comparing your life to someone else’s life is a minute spent wasting yours”. This hit hard considering the world we live in right now where it is easy to access people’s lives through social media. Theodore Roosevelt once mentioned ” Comparison is the thief of joy” and considering how great of a leader he was it would be foolish not to take his advice. In the past weeks, I realized that one of the reasons why I am not up to date with my goals or never seem to have enough time to match my goals is Not Minding My Own Business. We are used to this statement being considered as rude in our vocabulary but try applying the concept in your life.

What Does it Mean To Mind Your Own Business?

Learning how to free yourself from other people’s business will not only make your life better but will intern make you a better friend and co- human. Your opinion is not always necessary especially if you have a wrong motive, for example, trying to show that you are right and wanting to put people in their place. It takes discipline and growth to be able to stay in your lane. Just because he/she is not doing it your way does not mean it is the wrong way. Not taking every Tom, Jack and Harry’s opinion is a great way of minding your own business and keeping your joy. Joel Osteen puts it this way ” Everyone is entitled to their opinion and that’s okay, you have every right to ignore it” Staying in your lane does not necessarily mean you can not get encouraged and motivated by what the next person is doing. It means you know yourself well enough to know that we are in two different races and have different purposes, life’s desires to spend the rest of the day worried about how I am not making it as much as they are making it. Minding your own business is using your energy to promote your goals and growth rather than on comparison.

Causes of Comparison.

1. Lack of self-awareness – Knowing one’s self is the number one advantage to living a purposeful and productive life that is free from disruptive comparison https://tanyafungai.com/self-awareness-and-personal-growth/  
2. Living with no clearly defined goals 
3. Dissatisfaction

The Necessity of minding your own business.

You can drastically improve the quality of your life if you learn to mind your own business. Sometimes we lose focus on our goals because we get so caught up in what the next person is doing or what we think the others should be doing. When it’s in your heart to / when God is prompting you to work on a certain area in your life like attitude, discipline in your finances, It does not mean everyone around you should be doing the same. In such cases, do not get frustrated and upset trying to straighten everybody out, Mind your own business you will thank me later. This concept works vice- versa, Don’t feel pressured to do something because the next person is doing. Staying in your lane will improve your productivity and keeps you at peace.

Advantages of Minding your own business.

• Balance – taking on other people’s problems can throw you off balance. Of course, I am not urging you not to help others. I am referring to interfering where you have no business being and letting others sidetrack you from your goals.
• Allows you to see and value your self worth
• Reduces anxiety and depression.
• Freedom
• Confidence in your goals
• Creativity

Mind your business and do life big!

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