Using Downtime To My Advantage
Well it's been roughly a month since I joined Wealthy Affiliate and I have to say that, over the past couple of weeks, I've completely immersed myself in the training and I'm really enjoying it.
With my head in the training, I've not been active within the community here, so I thought it was about time that I wrote my first blog post and let you know what's been happening with me so far.
At the end of September, there I was, literally just starting on the certification training, when suddenly I was struck down with what the doctors call a spontaneous pneumothorax. It is basically a collapsed lung that just happens with no external trauma to cause it.
As you can imagine, I needed urgent medical attention and I spent a week in hospital before undergoing keyhole surgery to patch up the hole in my right lung.
The doctors informed me that all this happened due to small blips or imperfections at the top of the lung, that, for what ever reason, just pop. Interestingly it's more common in tall, fit men.. I'll take your word for that doc :)
I got the green light to return home on the 10th of October, but not before being told that I couldn't do anything strenuous. No work for at least a month, no exercise and definitely no scuba diving!!
Great I thought, all's not lost, at least I can crack on with the Wa training, plus start writing some keyword rich posts for my website. That's exactly what I've been doing, as I know that time will be in short supply when I am fit enough to go back to work.
On a serious note though, the training here at Wa has proved to be invaluable to me, as gave me a focus, but also took my mind off of my recovery.
I'm glad to say that I am almost back to full health now. I have 1 more check up at the hospital to make sure all is healing well and to give me the thumbs up to return to my
job :(
With all that happened other the past month, what are the main points that I've taken from the whole experience.
-Never take your health for granted
-Always keep a positive mindset
-Use periods of downtime to your advantage
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Great Post! I am so glad your health is going great. keep your head up and many blessing to you and your family. And using your downtime the right way is great for everyone!
Have A Blessed Day!
Hi Alexander,
It's nice to meet you and I wish you all the best on your Wa journey.
Have a great weekend
Get that Few hours in every day / night...it will pay off in the future.
It's hard to beat all the wisdom and support here at WA
Hi Bill,
Thanks for your support and congratulations on getting your site indexed.
All the best
Christian
Hi! CHristiant1,
Congratulate you on recuperating well after the timely care for pneumothorax. Quite an unexpected health ordeal.
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James
Hi James,
It's always good to meet new people here at Wa and great that we joined at a similar time.
All the best
Christian
WOW!!!
Well, first and foremost, glad to hear that you're making a full recovery (sorry that work will be waiting for you).
Second, what a great post! You really have such a great attitude, Christian! It's one thing to go through an illness that you were aware of, but to have something just happen like that could really cause anyone to shut down mentally. So now, it would seem that it would just be a matter of making sure you have a schedule in place when you return to work, so you don't lose too much momentum.
Third...love those images...especially the fingers!!!
Hi, thanks and I'm glad you liked it.
You're right by saying that I need a schedule to manage my time when I return back to work. I'm determined to keep pushing forward with the training here, even if by using an hour or 2 in the evenings.
All the best with your online endeavours.
Christian
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Great post and advice!
-- And glad you're almost back to full health again!!