On Overcommitment
No matter how hard you try, you can’t do it all. I’ve learned that the hard way. After years and years of overcommitting myself, I’ve finally learned the lesson. I’ve failed and failed again, both in my personal life and online. I didn’t have my priorities set straight, and it just killed me. It changed my life forever. Every dream I ever had? Gone. Every ounce of effort I had put in? Wasted.
I don’t remember quite when things started rolling downhill, but it got to the point where it had turned into an unstoppable semi truck careening downhill. Anything that got in its way? Decimated.
I was spending hours on the internet engrossing myself. Then I had hours of homework with my suicidal schedule. Then I had football practice. And one little thing caused it to go downhill: a concussion. I wasn’t expecting it. But it was caused by me overcommitting. I barely worked out over the summer and missed most of the training camp. That day in practice, I was kind of out of it. Tired and worn out after school, I wandered to practice. I didn’t know what plays were being run, and I didn’t know when to expect a trap.
What happened next was the climax. I saw one of my really good friends sprinting towards me, then “crash”. I can’t really remember what happened next. I don’t remember much of that night, either. It was all a blur to me.
I didn’t realize it, but I was being taught a lesson. I was being taught one of the biggest lessons of my life. I had overcommitted myself. I don’t know why God taught me that lesson when he did, but, well, I learned it, and I learned it well.
If there’s one thing I’m trying to say here, it’s this: You can’t do it all. Seriously. You can’t. Don’t try being someone you aren’t. If you’re like me, you want to. I know, it hurts. It hurts more than anything. But take my advice.
Now - here’s my question to you. Have you ever overcommitted yourself? How? How did you fix it?
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