Life is Like a Pinata

Last week was a rough week. My business partner Kelli + I just brought on a few new clients who are keeping us busy (and BOOKED, which is GREAT), and with school + activities being in full swing, we are just BUSY as a family.As someone who suffers from depression + anxiety, overwhelm comes easy and when that happens, I start doubting myself and everything I am doing.Quite honestly, I was ready to quit it all. Parenting. Business. LIFE.⠀This happens about every 6 to 8 weeks… Things get frustrating + overwhelming. I beat myself up about not doing things "perfectly" or at the level I feel like I should be performing at. And I get so discouraged that I'm ready to just throw in the towel.Anybody relate?!I LOVE to listen to podcasts during my workout in the morning. Last week, I was listening to Ed Mylett while I was on the treadmill at the gym. He talked about how business, health, parenting, LIFE is like a piñata.Someone puts a blindfold on you and spins you around. You swing a stick, hoping to hit something, but miss over and over. Or you hit someone and hurt them in the process. Finally, you actually hit the piñata but NOTHING HAPPENS. You keep hitting it and making dents, but still no candy comes out.At this point, most people want to quit. Why keep swinging when nothing is happening?!Like Ed said, you've gotta start treating life like a piñata. It's going to take time. You're going to swing + miss. You're going to be disoriented and hurt people in the process.But… If you keep swinging, and you keep hitting it, over and over and over, eventually that candy is going to come out.Whoa. If this didn’t speak to me right then and there, I’m not sure what else could.I KNOW how frustrating and defeating it can be when you’re working SO HARD for something and it feels like you’re just spinning in circles - or swinging the stick and missing the piñata.But, you are NOT alone. This is LIFE. In a day in age where we want immediate gratification, it’s HARD to be patient. It’s hard to have to wait to hit your goals or reach that final destination. We want it NOW.Remember the piñata…Don't quit when you're just getting started. Don't put a timeline on your goals. Keep learning, keep growing, keep GOING… Because that reward is going to be SO SWEET in the long run.