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“Dad, I said NOW”

I’ve not shared much information about me (Mark Wilson aka The Anti Hype) at this blog.

The reason for that is that I have far more interesting stuff to talk about. But…

Apart from trying to keep this blog running, build several online businesses and keep my full time offline business running I have a family that I like to see, not to mention friends, and golf, and keep fit, and music and, and, and…

I constantly find myself doing something but thinking about something else I should also be doing.

It can be a nightmare and is certainly not good for stress levels.

I was reading one of my favourite blogs this morning – Self Made Chick about Deep Dark Challenges, and Christine was talking about going quiet within ourselves to find what is holding us back and something made me read through the comments. In there, Christine recommends a new blog by her Time Management coach Dave Navarro and because I had nothing else to do (ha, ha, ha !!) – really I trust Christine’s recommendations – I took a look and found Dave had written a brilliant piece entitled Wake Up Damn It – You Won’t Get A Second Chance

He deals with the massive issue of Work / Life Balance and the struggles we all face in coming to terms with the excuses we can make for not doing something.

How many times I have heard one of my kids call “Dad…” and I hear myself saying “I’ll be with you in a moment, I’m just finishing…”

THAT IS REAL BAD

photo credit: Hamed Saber

Don’t miss your kids doing what they love

There’ll be a time when they don’t ask and I’ll have plenty of time to answer!

My own Dad wasn’t around when I was a kid but my Mum, on her own, NEVER, EVER made me feel like I was an interruption to her life. That didn’t stop me having dreams about my Dad being there and probably like all kids wanting to be like him.

NOW IF YOU STRUGGLE WITH LIFE AND WORK BALANCE go and read Dave’s post AND make sure you watch the video. I’ve heard that song a thousand times before BUT it never hit me like it did just now.

I’m feeling really bad about “not now, later, when I’ve…” AND for that I’m grateful.

Dave, if you do happen to read this – I truly thank you for that post.

Mark

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