So many toes in the door my foot hurts.

byTigerLeo

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10 years ago

When I started at WA it was with the intention of being able to run my own business without having to be beholden to anyone else. I could run my life on my terms and make time for the pleasurable bits without having to worry.

I was prepared to follow all the steps and the goal was to be making money within six months. Simple right?

Ahem. Tell god your plans and she'll have a good laugh. Life has a funny habit of getting in the way. (Perhaps it's myself, but I guess it's where you place the importance on things). Simple, I've learned, does not mean easy.

The first break was to get married. I picked up again and started over after the honey moon. I got through to level 2.7. And now it's on the back burner again as first the family came over for a holiday (great fun) and now I have to work teaching for a couple of months, keeping my toe in the door with the tax office and my professional skills up to scratch. The family bit goes without saying.

So this is the first blog for a month. But today I managed to show up. For myself more than anyone else. Another toe.

When I can't be pouring myself into the lessons, at the very least I try to catch up on a few others' posts. What stands out for me is the hard time some people here at WA are giving themselves. I do it to myself too. The nagging voice at the back of my head, the money I've spent and am not making anything yet, not putting in enough time etc etc.

Another factor is the depth of the lessons themselves. Writing content, organising pages, finding images and researching something to write about our niche, editing etc, all takes more time than at first anticipated. These are new skills which are part of the creative process and can only be learned through experience. That takes time and practice.

As with creating a book or painting or photographic portfolio, we are creating something of our own and it is an emotional process. During this, we still have to eat and keep our relationships going, so reassessing where we spend our time is part of the learning too.

Its just that a lot of us are comparing ourselves to those who have already succeeded. it's like me trying co compare one of my art school drawings with Leonado Da Vinci.

Step back, learn from those who have done it well, but stop with the self- flagellation.

I really don't want to have to work another summer season, so I've reassessed and the goal is to make my web-site a success, If not my current one, I'll start again.

I want to take at least one of my toes out!

Have a good summer everyone!