“Must be nice to..,” – and you just can stop right there with whatever else was coming next. We’ve become a culture of folks who love to look at the other side of life and discount and discredit the hard work and sacrifices of others. We assume our lives are SO much harder or busier than anyone else and we use the phrase, “it must be nice to…” justify our own shortcomings and tell ourselves we’d be just as accomplished or proud of ourselves if only..x,y,z. I, personally, hear it a lot because I’m running coach and personal trainer and everyone assumes my job(s) is/are easy as pie. I honestly don’t mind it and typically smile and nod when someone says it to me, but It becomes a problem to me when others use it to disparage someone else. That stay-at-home parent “with all the free time,” or the teacher “who gets summers off” doesn’t have anything to do with you…or the person who runs their own business and “sets their own schedule” who can do whatever whenever they choose. The couple with no kids who just “doesn’t understand how hard life is to manage”…
Listen, you have no idea the stresses in anyone else’s life but if your life’s so busy stop worrying about everyone else!! The point of this post is to STOP undercutting others with this ridiculous little phrase because the truth is, you’re selling yourself short by letting yourself off the hook. You’re entitled to your own priorities and that’s the beauty of life. We pick and choose the goal for today, tomorrow and forever and it’s time we start to own it.
So, from now on the only way to use the phrase is to say, “it’s pretty nice to be me, because it’s my own life and I choose exactly how I’m going to live it..” Now THAT’S a powerful belief and you’ll be surprised what happens when you claim it!