Progress, not Perfection

I went premium with WA on August 10th of this year. I finished the first level of training within a week and started the second. Then I stalled. I stayed stalled. for a longer time than I like to consider. Renewal came around and I watched the money leave my account. I wondered, "What is it for if I'm not working the plan?"

There was work at my brick and mortar job. There were other things to write that paid soon for the writing instead of being a distant maybe of a future payout. That's how I see this, a gamble. It isn't the most useful attitude so I need to work on changing it.

Something clicked this weekend though. I finished two more posts, backdating one to last week to look more consistent if someone finds the blog. I got my G+ up and running. Finished level 2 today. Later this week, on to level 3, maybe. Why is it so easy to crank out articles for others and so difficult to work on my own blog?

I'm not very confident and I'm unfortunately an old pro at procrastination but I'll keep plugging along. I remind myself that even minimal progress is something. There's no reason to give up just because I'm not moving as fast or writing as much as I had hoped. Motivation eludes me sometimes. It can't work if I don't work it though.