Hey, it’s Marie here and guess what? Today is time for some Q & A!
Q: Got some amazing questions that come in on the blog and today’s question is from
Jennifer and I’m going to read it for you. So Jennifer writes:
“Hi Marie, I need help bringing back the fun! I’m working full time and taking night
classes to get my pre-requisites for chiropractic college. I’ve been working on my ‘being
in the moment’ muscles and it’s really helping with my enjoyment of my job and ability
to study. However, I’ve been so busy that I find that I’m not having any fun time.
I live on my own and am not in a relationship.” (In a relationship; on a relationship, she’d
actually be having some fun time.) “I’ve been working and studying for a year now and
I find that I’m beginning to lose my drive because I’ve been sacrificing time with
friends and potential opportunities to meet men because I have to study.
My career goal is very important to me, but I know that the imbalance I’m having with
other areas of my life is affecting my drive and possibly success.” (Ding, ding, ding,
very smart!) “Any suggestions that you have to bring back balance while doing what I need
to do are very welcome. Best of luck with the new pooch!” That’s my little dog,
Kuma. “And, thank you so much for the work that you do!”
A: Okay so here’s why I love this question. Most of the time when we women are driven,
you know we can get so driven that it takes over our entire life and we get super-ambitious.
And then, all of a sudden before you know it, it’s like there’s no guys, there’s
no fun, whatever. So I think all of us can relate to that. I know I certainly can and
here’s what I suggest for you, Jennifer.
When I find that the fun is out of my life, the first thing that I look to, it’s going
to sound weird but like how much cool music am I listening to? I happen to be a huge fan
of hip-hop so anytime I play me some Justin Timberlake or you know, a little bit of even
like Lady Gaga or whatever, little Jazzy. Instantly there’s like this surge of fun
that starts to erupt inside my body and it sparks creativity for other fun things to
do. It’s like, “Oh, let me call a girlfriend and go get a drink.”
You know, things like that. But the main point here is you just have to schedule fun because
it sounds like you’re doing a really good job of scheduling your study and you make
that happen. So girlfriend, you just got to make it happen with your calendar just like
if you were going to go the doctor’s, and you had a doctor appointment or you’re going
to go to get your teeth cleaned. You’d put it in the calendar and you’d show up. So
for you, sounds simply but it’s going to make a huge difference! Whether it’s Tuesday
nights from 6-10pm, you do nothing but party time it’s like make a date, make it happen,
and just have some fun.
So that’s all I got for you, girl! But I’m really excited to hear how it turns out and
you know, it sounds like you’re kicking serious ass with your studies. Now we just
need to get that balance back. So put it in your schedule, play some fun music, do some
booty moves which I like to do, and you should be good to go! So that’s all I got for ya!
Talk to you soon, bye guys!