Let's Get Real!
Hello my WA family, how are we all? :)
So, I am now a 4month old WA member and have certainly had my ups and downs.
After completing my Level 1 training (one month in), I was on a complete high and had loads of WA energy to burn!
Half way through my Level 2 training (2 months in), and 1 post deep however, I found the demands of WA getting real. I felt the demands of my dreams pushing me quite hard.
During my 2nd post I plateaued. I was stuck on it for weeks, I just could not get my creative juices flowing. Eventually I moved myself to a "this is too demanding" mindset. As such, I went offline for 2-3 weeks.
I then had a wake-up call experience at work which forced me back to my WA WHY (which I talk about in more detail here).
And so, I re-examined my routine (3 months in), realised that my 2 BIGGEST let downs were TIME and DISTRACTIONS, and just got real with myself. I did this by jumping back online, writing a blog on 'Getting Nowhere Fast Ends Today, and setting some serious productivity goals.
In doing so, I received some wonderful advice from my WA buddies (you!), and made a goal to dedicate 1 hour per day to my WA tasks.
Disclaimer: This method has turned my creative juices ON. Therefore, sometimes my well intended 1 hour time-frame will turn into 2-3 hours without me even realising. However, my husband and children will remind me when it is time to take a break which I find very useful! What a turn of events!
HOWEVER!! My outcome has been productivity nonetheless :)
So, now I find myself at the 4-month mark and near the end of my Level 2 training! My focus now is my Ambassador ranking which I hope to acheive in the next 2-3 days.
My best take aways have been the completion of 2 extra posts (a total of 4), Kyle's article on the HOW of productivity, and the nostalgia gained in relation to a 5000 word Literature Review I wrote on Mindfulness some years back (Kyle makes reference to these fundamentals often).
I also take away the reminder that:
"YOUR DREAMS DON'T WORK UNLESS YOU DO....."
In the next 3-6 months I will focus on all the next steps in this WA journey, I hope to make some real traction with my website and content, and look forward to starting some genuine and meaningful friendships (and/or business pursuits) with y'all.
Lots of love,
Gina
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Gina,
You are already doing something that is critically important - and something few people actually do - scheduling time to work on specific things (WA) each day and making the commitment to yourself to do that for at least that prescribed time.
Often it will turn into more (just like you mentioned!) - and regardless - all of those little sessions add up to HUGE productivity gains and progress over just a little time, like a few weeks to a few months.
As you have already figured out ;)
Congrats on your progress!
Best regards,
L.D. Sewell
Great post, Gina. This is a journey where you learn and build at the same time. Yes, You got to work on your dreams...
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Very true, our dreams don't work unless we do.
Have a wonderful week,
Mickey
you too!! :)