What now?

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5 years ago

I've relocated my motivation. It was here waiting for me after I came home from visiting my kids. The only problem now is that it's hiding behind the <bleeping> cold I'm cultivaing. Fortunately, work is slow right now, so I'm not overly burdening myself. With three websites and four emails to mainatin, a book to rewrite and family to keep up with, slow is good. There's no one here to see me sneezing all over my keyboard.

I'm actually looking forward to the new year. If I have a resolution, it is to make no resolutions, which is pretty paradoxical, but I wouldn't be happy if my life was not complicated in some manner. I'm one of those sick individuals who thrives off stress. But I am leaning toward making some definite goals this year, which is unusual for me in my "fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants" lifestyle.

I'm working my way through course 2 of the Affiliate Bootcamp, and I'll be the first to admit that Bootcamp is going to take me a lot longer than the certification courses did. That's okay. Life is going to get insanely busy in January, starting with a 10-day stay at the hotel as the actiing manager. I have a certifcation course to finish up with them by the second week of January. I start rewrites on my book and a novella for marketing purposes. And I think I mentioned I have three websites and four emails to maintain.

All of this will be easier I could just get rid of this cold.

I need to think seriously about the goals I'm need to set. I have to decide whether or not I want to work 12 hours a day, six to seven days a week. If not, what am I willing to sacrifice to avoid it. I need to get my finances under control. I need to realize that I may be starting over completely...again.

I have a friend who occasionally asks me, "What's your exit strategy?" Throughout life, my exit strategy has been "Well, that was fun. What now?" I usually ind mysel as close to rock bottom as I care to admit while I slowly climb back up.

I think it's time to admit I'm getting too old for that way of life. It's time to start setting goals. It's time to start having more of a direction.

But I still refuse to make resolutions.