I've been getting my butt kicked.

With so much going on in our lives today it's easy to get overwhelmed and start to feel defeated. We don't need another person to tell us how unhealthy it is. We don't need to be reminded that deadlines are quickly approaching and we have to just buckle down and make it happen, again.

I had a plan of attack laid out before bed for this morning. I mean, isn't that what "they" say is the productive way to own your morning? Only it didn't go the way I planned, again.

I mean, coffee in bed watching the sunrise slowly hit the horses as they began to feed in the field with the grasses gently blowing in the most amazing, cool breeze ever. Followed by and simultaneously as my wife and I enjoyed each other's curves. Sorry babe, my curves are in the form of too much belly. I mean, not a bad way to be thrown off of my plan for the day. But thrown off again nonetheless.

As we got going, now after 8 am, I made another cup of coffee and just knew that I had to open all the doors and windows. Guys, it's seriously the nicest day ever! While doing that I notice that I needed to clean the bedroom windows, window seals, etc., etc. At that moment I realized again, that I was procrastinating in doing what I had planned for the morning.

I immediately started to wrestle with myself internally. I knew what I was doing was good but it wasn't the thing I needed to be doing. But as I finished the windows I felt accomplished. I mean, I did tick off one of the boxes, although it wasn't the most important one.

Do you know what I found? A feeling of "ahh yeah" as I deeply exhaled. I also felt like I was ready to tackle the big task I'd been putting off. I put a small win under my belt and was ready to move on to bigger wins.

As I prepared to get started on my next win I was overwhelmed with a feeling that most people probably go through a similar process when it comes to procrastinating on doing the things they don't really want to do. Yet, here I was smiling, feeling good about myself, and ready to get important things done. I was contemplating how I could share this moment and what helped me make the switch from dreading the task at hand. The same task that I've put off for weeks. And that's when it hit me... Procrastination is normal. Creating the perfect environment doesn't always help. So then what did it for me today? Two things...

1) I stacked up a few small wins and started feeling like something got done. What's next? 2) It had been about twenty minutes since I had my second cup of coffee. And that cup was our

magic coffee. In layman's terms, it has "get shit done" ingredients in it. And what I was feeling was

a combination of small wins and I can accomplish anything from my head to my toes. It is our

secret sauce to productivity and not being overwhelmed.

So as I sit here sharing this I'm realizing that I still haven't made it to my drafting table. But it's ok this time. I'm not overwhelmed and beating myself up. I'm actually looking forward to finishing up this story so that I can get started, finish, and put a major win under my belt today.

I hope this helps someone today. I know we all go through this. And during that time we feel so alone. Just know that you aren't alone. It's normal. And we are here to help.

With Love, Sean and Kim