Tips to Help with Overwhelm

For all the new people on this platform or fairly new that haven't quite got to grips with it yet, give yourself a chance.

What do I mean?

There is so much available to learn here that it is easy to get lost in gaining knowledge rather than taking action.

For some or maybe many, the thought of having to write a lot of content can be terrifying. I hadn't written anything much of length since my school days. Faced with a blank page and the thought of creating something relevant in a1,000 words or more had me running scared.

The first few blogs are the hardest, then once you relax it flows more easily. You will find that you stop checking the word count because you don't need to.

Overwhelm!

Something else it is important to know! At some point in the first year, you may become overwhelmed and want to give up.

The enormity of the task will hit you, probably when you get stuck on something that you cannot seem to solve. You will feel alone, overwhelmed with a low mood (not depressed because that is something different) because you think you have wasted all this time and work.

This is the point NOT to give up! Why? Because it is usually the turning point. Take a break for a few days or more, if needed, then get back to work with fresh eyes. Within a short time, you will realise, it has all become so much easier.

AND best of all, you are not alone! Get stuck? Ask the community! You will get a variety of answers and at least one will probably resonate with you. Doesn't matter how daft it seems, just ask. I asked many very basic questions because some things I just didn't get. Most things were so simple, once I knew, but asking saved me a lot of time.

So ASK and keep on asking. The help is there but you have to ask.

No point in having a great resource and not using it.

So keep going and remember there is a whole community, lots of people about 24/7.

GOOD LUCK!

Linda