Doing Too Much Again
Introduction
Good Evening to all you lovely people at the WA Family, as always do so hope that you are all keeping both safe and well.
The title could have been a number of things "Fed Up", "Overworked", Frustrated", "Confused" or even "Just what am I doing".
Woke up this morning so very tired, as I have been most of the week, did have a bad day yesterday, still tried to work, today not a lot better. Had a chat with my wife who thinks (she is possibly right) that I am spending far to long on the computer.
Having analyzed this remark, I am, but without any sign of success or improvement in what I am doing, think that it might be time for a total rethink of my business life.
To this end have done nothing today, apart from my daily visit to the live chat and this blog.
Intend to do nothing tomorrow as well, apart from probably have a long hard think about things, will of course visit live chat.
As a result of the foregoing, not sure, just how long this blog will be.
The Last Four Days
Did some more training ready to start work on my new website, having a problem choosing a theme that suits what I need for this marketing plan that I am working on. This of course is not helping my health or temper.
The daft thing is I know exactly what I want and even how to lay it out, this is possibly the problem, knowing too much, but I will get there, just need a break which I now intend to have over the next few days, hoping that I will come back totally refreshed.
Did look at some of the other ideas that I have been playing with which makes me realise that I am trying to look at far to much.
So...
The Next Three Days
Will not do hardly anything, may decide to concentrate on just sorting out the new marketing website, but that will not be before I have had tomorrow off, and possibly the day after as well, if not all three days!.
Decisions, possibly serious ones, will have to be made, but my health is far more important, than even running the business.
Another reason for deciding to make such radical decisions is that this morning while I was out in Town, bought a Gardening Magazine, something that I have not done for quite a long time. When I got home had a quick read whilst I was having my coffee. It made such a difference to my outlook, not worrying or stressing about where to go next on the computer.
It is possible that to aid my recovery that I will get the Family History out and work on that again. Have written a number of books on the subject, and am acknowledged as the Family Historian, so that might be an idea, but we will see. Could even go back to model making!!
Conclusion
Not a good time for me at the moment, but I will get back to normal, even if I do nothing on the business for several weeks, never made just for a few days.
Feeling a little better, thanks for listening (or reading!).
Be Happy Healthy and Wealthy,
Please do stay safe.
God Bless
Stuart
Recent Comments
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It sounds like you DO need a break!. Your mind is all over the place and you're also moving in 5 different directions. Take some time to decide what you really want to do then focus on it instead of multitasking. Your wife is probably right -- well, what am I saying -- wives are always right......lol. Take one computer project then make time to garden or work on the family history.
I'm the family historian too and it IS time consuming and now I'm trying to put together a scrapbook for one of my granddaughters. I'm a tad behind the power curve on that. Retirees that are bored obviously don't have lives!!!!
Do what makes you happy and keeps you healthy! I'm sure your wife needs you around many more years.
Enjoy your time off!
~Debbi
Hi Debbi, When I saw your mail, knew that it would cheer me up. Did open up the family history last night, will spend today (not all off it) doing some more research.
Rather than put scrap books together I actually put books together, usually for events like a couple's Golden Wedding, it also makes a nice present.
Take care and God Bless.
Stuart
following you, sounds like you are trying to hard, relax and take a break, don't quit , go to my profile and read some info on stress and positive thinking, i hope that would help. I have had down times and I just think positively and refresh and go again. set positive goals and go for them . best wishes
Thanks for this, do have some articles which I have written sometime ago, ought to follow my own advice.
Take care,
Stuart
I read your posts often. They nearly all mention sorting out funnels and side hustles and unzipping files and new websites and sub-domains and e-books and e-courses and lots more. But you never actually say what you are achieving.
Affiliate marketing is simple. Pick a niche, preferably as drilled down as possible, choose good low competition keywords checking the SERPS for your competing sites before you write, then write. Rinse and repeat.
If you pick a low competition niche, understand how to pick keywords and can write (and you are obviously a good writer) then you will succeed. If you had done this since you joined on 3 April 2018 you would no doubt be making good money by now.
I'd urge you to forget about these side hustles and lead magnets and sub domains, etc, and just follow the steps laid out above.
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I agree with your wife. You need to throttle back and relax and think about priorities. Life is for living and all this other stuff is just for filling time, in a way. The important things are what we take with us and that isn't money or fame.
I find myself in the same boat as you, needing to heal after my procedure (3 stents in my heart), and trying to get back into filling
time with what is important. Wishing you good health and success in your ventures.
Blessings,
'
Linda
Linda, thank you so much for this, I am a lot better this morning having got things of my chest, even began work on the family history last night, for the first time since I do not know when, will spend the day playing with that in gentle bursts, as i tend not to do a lot on a Sunday. Do have the Beef in already.
So sorry to hear about your surgery do please take it steady.
In my thoughts and prayers
God Bless.
Stuart