Reality Check

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Hey gang. So, this past week has been a roller coaster ride for me. I was given a high pressure assignment at work that absolutely had to be finished by Friday. We had a long way to go and a short time to get there. My team and I put in many hours and thankfully the job got done in time.

At the same time, I instigated a challenge here at WA. Well, because of the hours I put in at work, I wasn't left with any time to participate. I feel terrible that I may have left some people hanging and I apologize to them.

For the remainder of the year, my work schedule isn't getting any lighter. Several of my co workers will be taking their vacations in the next few weeks and I'm going to have to pick up some of their slack.

The reality of my situation is, my current job is paying the bills. I have to focus on that for now, especially with the holidays just around the corner.

This doesn't leave me with much time for challenges.

I hate to do this because I'm the type of person that values my integrity. I hope the community doesn't hold this against me, but I'm going to have to resign from my own challenge. The timing just isn't right for me to follow through with it.

This really sucks because I wanted to capitalize on the momentum I built up during the 30 day blogging challenge. I felt like this was going to be a great way to expand upon the hard work I put towards building my website.

Again, I apologize to anybody who I left hanging. This was never my intention and I hope you don't hold this against me. In the future, I promise to be a little more cautious about issuing and accepting these challenges.

I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend and thanks for reading this.

John

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your integrity is intact sir. thanks for the head's up on your situation and keep on truckin' till you are outta the woods!!

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Thanks Patrick, I appreciate that!

I am sure the others will understand, Try not to work too hard.

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Thanks Luna, I'll try not to lol!

Thanks for sharing, John. I hope you enjoy your weekend.

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Thank you Roger, you too.

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No problem, John.

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As Kenny Rogers penned: "you've got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em".

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The Gambler was one of my favorite songs as a kid. Thanks Stephen, I appreciate that.

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Sometimes you have to slack off the sprints and focus on other more important matters!

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I couldn't agree more. Thanks Michael!

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Hi John, youre showing true integrity by taking care of your family and dealing with work. you cant do everything. WA will be here when you need it. All the best.
Ann

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Ann, I appreciate your comment. Thank you for your support.

I know of what you speak, John!
In the early stages of our journey, reality still tears us away from the level of involvement we truly want.
I think that makes our perseverence in lessons and websites so important, plus all the help here, sooner or later, that reality will shift, and we can operate right from where "the material" is.....
Looking foreward to that myself........

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Thanks Therese. I look forward to that day as well and I'll see you there!

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That's a deal!:-)

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Life can happen John, we are walking in the right direction to bring change , sometimes just focusing on the end game can sustain us.

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Thanks Alex, I appreciate that. I'm not giving up on my dream of becoming a Wealthy Affiliate. That's just not an option :) I have a job to do and it pays the bills. So for now, that's where my focus needs to be.

I know exactly how you feel. Priorities are important if you have a family

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Thanks Rich. I agree, providing for your family and prioritizing their needs should come first.

You can only do what you can and paying the bills and looking after the family are your main priority, everything else is second as far as priorities go.
Cheers, Tosh :)

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Thanks Tosh, I appreciate that.

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