How to Nourish Your Soul In One Hour a Day

I worked in corporate sales years ago.

My life was a constant chase.

Chase the next deal; chase my quota; chase the next shiny object with the commission earned from that deal.

I’d chase my to-do list because it was my self-worth measuring stick.

At the end of each day, I’d be spent, exhausted, and burned out. And usually filled with some level of shame for not checking more items off the list and achieving more.

So I’d chase an emotion at the bottom of the bottle or some other distraction to feel any other way than how I felt.

Wash. Rinse. Repeat.

I thought this was just how life is meant to be.

I love the movie “Glengarry Glen Ross,” and when I worked in sales, I connected with the famous Alec Baldwin scene where his character outlines the ABC framework of sales:

A — Always

B — Be

C — Closing

I see now how much that mentality contributed to the chase and my exhaustion.

My chasing days are long over, and I still follow the ABC framework, but with a significant tweak.

A — Always