Moving Past the Burnout
I will admit that when I first joined WA I was on fire! I blew through the first lesson really quickly and began building up some content for my new site. And after writing my first extensive how-to on affiliate marketing, I started feeling very... tired.
Emotionally.
My eyes felt like they were bleeding as I did more and more research and my brain was fried in the information I was reading.
And thus I took a little break from creating content and chose to explore my niche on the fringe.
I didn't know how to process everything and so I just sort of gave up.
Not how I wanted it to be.
If I remember correctly, I took about 2-3 weeks before I starting really nibbling at any new info.
Today I made it back to WA. I read through some of the lessons and started reworking the site. I met with my boyfriend's dad who was amazed at what I was working towards and gave me a big push in that direction.
Right now I'm working on making myself a pair of gloves with crocodile stitches. I bring this up because crocheting is something I also gave up on. I tasked myself with making gloves because it is a goal that is well-within my grasp as a novice - but only if I keep working at it.
It took me two days of constantly practicing this crocodile stitch. God, the first seven attempts ended up being undone furiously by me. I couldn't help but restart though. There was something relaxing about crocheting that helped but my mind at ease.
The magic: I was just doing.
So if you are experiencing burnout... Take some time to clear you mind. Try not to be gone as long as I was - but come back remembering the WHY. Focus on the why and the actual doing and you should be able to find yourself in a much better place!
By the by, even if you don't think you are doing the best work you can always edit it to make it better!
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oh I love crotchet and that crocodile stitch is lovely - haven't tried to do it yet though. crochet is such a good stress reliever!
Its easy to get burned out, there so much information at the start. Good on you for taking a break and getting refocused!
I felt kind of ashamed for taking a break because I also harbor feelings of inadequacies. However, if I were to look at a friend who was feeling what I was feeling then I would tell them to step back and relieve some stress.
I agree - crochet is a great stress reliever! I've made some crazy progress on the gloves I've been making and actually started another pair with a different color combination.
The crocodile stitch isn't difficult - if you tried you could do it too! I learned it from Tamara Kelly who has a Youtube channel by the same name and runs a crochet blog called Moogly blog. Maybe you've heard of her!
I found the glove pattern I'm working on YouTube as well from Kiki Crochet. Both I think are great sources.
Good luck with what you do Jayne!
we often are much harder on ourselves than we would be on others. youtube is a great way to learn, will check out moogly thnx. all the best with your business :)