Creating a Sense of Urgency: Stop Sleepwalking Through Life to Avoid The Sting of Regret.

From 'one day' to 'day one' to 'done'.

I bet you’ve never been chased by a bear. Or stood on a crumbling cliff edge. Or held your breath underwater as the seconds ticked down.

But if you had, I guarantee one thing – your heart pounding in your chest, you wouldn’t be worried about what to wear to dinner or if your latest Instagram post got enough likes.

Urgency does that. 

It strips away the crap and forces you to confront what really matters.

Yet, most of us are sleepwalking through life, drowsy-eyed, stuck in our daily rut, ignoring that fundamental question – what truly matters?

Why?

Because we're comfortable. 

We've built our lives on a foundation of Netflix binges, fast food, and retail therapy.

The Great Deception of 'Busy Work'

Our lives are packed to the brim with ‘busy work’ – replying to non-urgent emails, scrolling through social media feeds, doom-watching the news.

We’ve become experts at wasting time, while the seconds of our lives tick away, unappreciated and unnoticed.

We need to stop. 

Now. 

Life's Comfortable Complacency

This isn't some "carpe diem" BS or a YOLO-style encouragement to skydive out of a plane, but a genuine call to action.

A plea to stop living your life as if you’re in a dress rehearsal for the real deal.

Underneath all that comfort and complacency, the truth is we’re all just sophisticated primates with an expiration date. 

Like milk left out of the fridge, we’re all slowly going sour.

We’re all on a one-way trip to the great unknown, and guess what? There’s no coming back, no do-overs, no respawn points. 

Are you scrolling your life away?

So, isn’t it about time we put down the phone, looked up from our screens, and started living?

The Tricky Concept of Time: Vast yet Finite

You see, the concept of time is tricky. 

It's fluid yet finite. It's as vast as the ocean and as fleeting as a mayfly's life span. 

Facing Our Mortality: The Inconvenient Truth

We all have an allotted amount of time on this planet, a personal hourglass slowly trickling down. 

But most of us live as if we have an unlimited supply, wasting it without a second thought.

We need to recognize that our time is precious and start investing it wisely.

This isn't about being productive 24/7 or squeezing every last drop of utility out of each moment. 

This is about being present, conscious, and intentional with your time.

It’s about pursuing those dreams you've shelved for 'someday.' 

From ‘One day.’ to ‘Day One.’

That ‘someday’ is now.

It’s about taking risks, daring to fail, daring to live. It’s about investing in relationships, making connections that stretch beyond the digital realm.

It's about finding what sets your soul on fire and chasing it with the tenacity of a toddler on a sugar rush.

Living with Urgency: The Uncomfortable Awakening

And sure, creating urgency in your life can be uncomfortable.

It means facing our mortality head-on. It means being brutally honest with ourselves about our hopes, dreams, and fears. It means confronting the fact that we've wasted time and will continue to do so.

But that’s okay. 

We’re all beautifully imperfect beings trying to figure this life thing out. 

The key is to start. Start small, start big, just start. 

Because when you start acting with urgency, when you start truly living, you might just wake up from the sleepwalk and realize you’re sprinting, full-throttle, heart pounding with joy, through a life that’s truly worth living.

Stop Sleepwalking: Time to Start Sprinting

So, are you ready to stop sleepwalking and start living with urgency? Time's ticking, my friend. Wake up and smell the coffee. The world is waiting.

Wake up. The world is waiting.

"The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and starting on the first one." -Mark Twain

I'm creating a course for Ambitious Procrastinators Creative Solopreneurs, who are brimming with ideas, but lacking in execution.

To move you stuff from your 'one day' pile to 'day one' and then 'done'.

• get clarity

• manage procrastination

• resistance, overthinking

• develop bias toward action

• manage distractions