Fixing my gaze on the prize

byIsrael777

163 followers

3 years ago

So, I went back to my regular job nearly 2 months ago after being off-sick. I took the opportunity to absorb the training here in WA while I was off from work. Not that I couldn't go out and go to places anyway.

That's why it's called "off-sick". I'm supposed to stay at home and recuperate. Well, lockdown restrictions were enforced here as well. So, there's really nowhere nice to go. WA training was just timely.

I love to have been able to focus on the training and write posts consistently. My mind was fixed and determined to succeed. I really enjoyed my consistency and gradual progress.

Then, when I went back to work, What a shock! I felt like a stranger to my own workplace of 19 years as a nurse. I felt like my brain has been reprogrammed somewhere. I knew exactly what happened!

I have become a "blogger!"... It took me a while to accept this reality. But this is what I signed for now. I must commit and no turning back until I achieve my goals and objectives in the future. I just ask my Lord God to give me the strength and wisdom as I go along.

But mind you, it's not very easy for me. This whole online marketing, digital and internet place are an entirely different world. Imagine being a nurse for 19 years. My world is hospitals world, critically ill people, nursing, health care, sickness, and diseases, etc. So if I asked stupid and out-of-this-world questions in the WA platform, you know why. And thank you for bearing with me.

However, as I said, I have become a blogger now. I've always wanted a website on my own. But not this way that I could imagine.

The training is great. It slowly ushered me into this new world, with lots of welcoming and friendly people cheering the newbies like myself on.

Writing posts and articles are both challenging and fun. That's why I loved the training and the encouragement of many here on the WA platform.

But now I'm back at work. I still enjoy my job and this calling I had. However, I knew that something must change in my career. I knew that from the start. That's why I rejoined WA.

I wanted to write posts and publish them on my website. However, I can no longer maintain 3-4 posts a week. I work 3 days with a mixture of Night shifts. When I'm off I'd face my laptop and sometimes just stare at it for a good 10-15 minutes.

If my laptop had a face and a hand, it would have rolled its eyes on me and maybe slap my face. To wake me up from exhaustion!

Where have my consistency and the drive gone, I wondered. Well, it's hard because I tend to just rest on my day off because I'm tired. I can not really have a full swing at things like when I was off for a month and a half.

However, the WA community has been very supportive and encouraging. I have been able to learn and listen to people's suggestions and expertise while I was struggling to write.

Because of this, I have learnt to discipline myself even more. I have to utilise any free time I have to write down my ideas and thoughts.

My target is 1- 2 posts a week and think ahead of the topics for the next week. I created a list of possible topics and ideas.

Run a Jaaxy and Google research on each keword/phrase. Then prepare them for the weeks ahead.

I find this working for me so far.

It's a big challenge. But I will get there.

By God's grace and help I keep focusing on the prize.

Until next time. Don't know when but it will come. I'm still here. Listening and watching closely. Learning everything from you guys.

I also try to butt in once in a while to conversation threads to offer my own inputs, appreciations, and share relevant experiences.

God bless you.

Israel