Its time to halt the hustle and open your heart

Its time to halt the hustle and open your heartIts time to halt the hustle and open your heartEvery day youre hustlin. Every day you try to get farther. You think to try harder. You make lists and lists and lists and tape up calendars and create reminders.Reminders to yourself to do more. Reminders that if you have free time then youre obviously not out there hustling enough. You should be meeting everyone. And talking. And selling. And building.Every day youre hustlin.And every day youre in the slog. Your energy is frenetic. Youre never satisfied. Always wanting more. And permanently thinking about what you can get. What you can accomplish. And what mountain is left to climb?Its tiring. Maybe not at first. And maybe not in the beginning. But eventually, the steam will dissipate. The fire of your passion will be replaced by the frustrated heat of your cheeks. Your headaches. Your energy depleted. Barely there for yourself much less for the pace of the hustle. And you wonder why.Why a re you doing this? Like this. Isnt there a better way? There is. Drop the hustle and return to your heart.Its waking up to hot water with lemon while noticing the sun instead of the brightness of your laptop.Its choosing meditation and intention instead of going over those meeting notes one last time.Its a vacation in August instead of finishing the final to-do list.Its a sweaty class in the middle of the day. Yes, right smack in the middle of your day.Its asleep before 11. And a nap if you need it.Its painting greeting cards on a Tuesday night instead of shelling out business cards.Its making an impression at that networking meeting by connecting via soul.Its choosing creativity over cortisol.Its slowing down. Calming down. And opening up.A crazy thing happens when you stop all of the chasing and consider attracting. What would it take to attract everything you want, the opportunities youre seeking, the doors youre opening and the people youre wooing.It would take knowing who you a re and what you are when youve dropped the hustle. It would force you to know what brings you joy other than finally climbing that mountain you tasked yourself with. It would require you to know fulfillment brought by something other than inbox zero, something other than Ill be happy when, something bigger than Once Ive Something more than hustle.It would require you to go in. Way in. And orbit in the cosmos of your heart.Its uncomfortable. Life without the hustle is quieter. And yet louder. So much louder.You hear your own voice. You notice your own shit. You feel your feelings. And you hear the questions that your soul finally had the strength to bubble to the surface. Youll feel naked. And yet so beautifully free.And eventually, youll feel tempted, to fill the void with the hustle. Because doesnt busy mean success? And shouldnt hard work be hard? Youll feel tempted to look at the rest of the world and say yes.But dont. Because when you choose to sit there in your stillness, tha t beautiful heart you know is in your chest will make itself known to you. Youll know what you really want. Youll put out a pure energy of desire and intent. And that grid of energy will begin to pull toward you that which youve been hustling.So if youre tired. If your energy is down. Or if youre wondering if this is the only way. Drop the draining pace of the hustle. Forget about what everyone else is doing and go your way. Through the doors to your heart.Click here for free access to my 5-step guide to building even more of these amazing relationships.Maxie McCoy is a writer and speaker obsessed with giving women the tools they need to believe in themselves. Committed to the in aller welt rise of women, she writes weekly inspiration onmaxiemccoy.com and specializes in creating offline experiences for top brands. Her work has been featured on Good Morning America, Bustle, Fortune, INC, Womens Health, and more. Her forthcoming bookYoure Not Lost An Inspired Action Plan for Finding Y our Own Waywill be published by TarcherPerigee of Penguin Random House.Thisarticlefirst appeared onMaxieMcCoy.com.