Sudden focus, I know this is just the beginning.
"I seem to have hit a sudden focus, I know this feeling is just the beginning."
These are lyrics from a song by one of my favorite artists, Dub FX. I heard that line earlier last summer, and it never left me. It was during the end of a very dark time in my life. I heard lyrics like these, and they stuck with me. That's when I knew things were about to change.
I continued to follow my path, seeking answers to some very tough questions. I had gotten lost along my way, and forgotten what it meant to be me. I know that sounds cliche, but trust me, it can happen. I wanted to know, "Who am I as a person? What makes me tick? What do I want?"
There were times when I thought I knew the answers, but I could feel in my chest that I wasn't quite there. My mind was easily fooled, but my heart was there to tell me to keep moving. I tried many things, and constantly fought discouraging thoughts.
I felt like a joke trying out so many things and throwing them away later to pick up the next best thing. It was a great source of shame that I didn't speak of for quite some time, until something changed. My heart agreed with my mind.
I found WA a couple of weeks ago, and I'm living those lyrics that inspired me earlier this summer. I have hit a sudden focus, and I know in my whole being that this is just the beginning.
I dedicated myself to 1 post per day, and 8 posts later I'm still at it. My website looks way better than anything I've ever done before, and I have friends I hadn't talked to in years messaging me encouraging me to keep it up.
This is amazing, and I'm just getting started. I couldn't have gotten this far without this wonderful community, and I can't wait to see how far we go!
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Keep it up bro, you are on the right truck, it will go and deep you where you will find success.(lol)
Right there with you!!
Sounds like you now know you will go so much farther!! Keep up the great work!
Heather
Well done on a great attitude Zach. It takes courage to stand up and acknowledge things that are not work in our lives - well done.
Sounds like you are on the right path. Keep it up and ask for support when you need it. This community is full of people that will lift you up and offer encouragement. You can do this!
WOOT! Sounds good to me, Zach! It WILL happen. We just need to stay focused and NEVER GIVE UP!
Awesome. My goal is one post a day as well. Stay focused you can do it! Do you have a dedicated process for writing a post? I come up with a topic, outline the topic, then use dictate still the post, review and rewrite by hand, run it through grammerly and then finally have my Mac ready it back for me!
Thanks for your feedback! I haven't really laid down a set process. I did keyword research and wrote out 15 blog titles all in one day, and I'm using that as a guideline. I have my title each day, and I just start by laying the foundations, then fill it in. Once I'm done with those titles I'll do 15 more and continue that way. It helps to not have to think about what to write about on a daily basis. I just sit down and start.
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Great post! Keep it up. :))