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Getting Sidetracked - And What I'm Doing About It

dgurtner

Published on June 23, 2017

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Tuesday, I found myself having hit rank 185. I hear that's a great milestone on here. Looking back though, it's a bittersweet accomplishment, if I really think about it. I don't want to sound like a Debbie Downer but getting there made me sober up a little. Here's my thinking...

I started with Wealthy Affiliate roughly 30 days ago. I tried to take full advantage of the Starter Membership and completed Course 1 within my first 7 days. At the end of Course 1, I was prompted to upgrade to Premium, which I did, and I was able to also take advantage of the 60% off deal for my first month.

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When I first started with WA, I was more focused on completing the training. I wanted to get as much as possible out of my first 7 days. But once I went Premium, I slacked off. A lot. I guess I was already sold on WA Premium so that I felt like I could take a deep breath and slow down a little. What silly thinking! And here I am, only halfway through Course 2 - am I being too hard on myself or should I expect to be done with Course 2 and some of Course 3 by now?

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE being able to help people, and I bet a lot of that has pushed me past rank 200, but I may have to slow down a little on my engagements with blog posts from people that I follow. I've already written a little about filtering my email inbox to make it more manageable. If you're wondering about that, you might also want to check out the posts that RikaSF and Ericcantu wrote about using filters in your email inbox.

For me, it's now time to pick up the pace, get back on track and finish up my training. Sorry, if I miss anyone's post; it's not personal and I don't mean to be rude lol!

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