Excuses - sound best to those making them up!
So, It's been a while! I feel I got off to a great start on here a few months ago. I was full of enthusiasm and positivity. I was following the training, had settled on a niche (after two, three, maybe more initial choices lol). I was learning new skills about website building and although I was challenging my basic knowledge about this type of thing, I felt I was learning and growing - all was good!
Then, it all stopped.
A little setback, nothing major. No reason to pull the brakes on and I didn't at first, the drive was still there but it was a little trickier than before and that's when the excuses started. First it was just little excuses, 'I'll just pop on for a wee while' or 'I'll just watch one training video and take notes later' and I did that - at first. Then it became a case of 'I'll go on tomorrow night' or 'Friday is the night I'll do it all'. Then Friday didn't come, next week became next month and the little setback became 'other setbacks', you know the ones - 'It's christmas, I've got too much to do' then 'I'll do it in January' etc, etc, etc, blah, blah, blah.
The worst of it is, my setback was very little - just a broken wrist, ok fair enough it was a wee bit challenging and time-consuming to type with one finger however did I need two hands to learn, to watch training videos, take notes? (it wasn't even my dominant hand!). No, it was a wee hurdle to overcome, a wee bump in the road, a obstacle to get around. I gave in to my excuses and it all fell away, so easily.
Well enough is enough. Truth be told, it's been at the back of my mind since I was last on and due to another setback (yes, there will always be more) I found myself testing positive with Covid (again) this week and after a few days of feeling rubbish (very grateful that it was only a few) I am on my own, self-isolating in my bedroom, my own choice to protect other vulnerable family members. I cannot and will not binge watch another Netflix box set!! As someone who doesn't sit about very often, I have to be proactive. What better way to get motivated than to log into the WA community! Honestly I have missed this so much and I didn't even know it!
After half an hour of logging back in, the first two blogs I read were on 'procrastination' and 'focus'. It was as if I was meant to log in today and read these.
I am back and the reason I'm back is because I absolutely know this can work. I may not know the how right now, nor have the skills to put it into action but I know that I can learn all I need to right here and there really is no excuse to stop me from doing this other than myself! I guess that's the difference between those that are successful at this and those that aren't. There will be no output with no input so no more 'setbacks' or let's be real no more excuses!
So now that I've given myself a pep-talk and I guess that's what this blog is really about, I am going to go and continue with my training and probably revise a few of the previous videos as I feel I may need it.
Wish me luck.
Lisa
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Wow. Very impressive, you've just told a story of just about everyone's experience here.
Mine was the same as I didn't always have the website the blog posts I did when I first started here.
This is a story most of us needed to read. But like me are ashamed to let it happen. Focused to the front page, yes. Focused to my website not as much.
I write many blogs here for all of you to read.it shows me what you all love or like. And it gives me a dission on if I should put it on my site for the world to view.
Most of them never see the world.
I loved this post Lisa.
So confident. I do believe in you. Have a beautiful rest of this year. I am Dennis (the man with the smoker).
Follow your gut Lisa! You can do this! If you need a breather, as some of the lessons are pretty challenging, walk away and come back with a fresh mind!
Cheers,
Maria 🌹
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I'm a vinaigrette kinda guy but you put whatever. Dennis