A Week of Change - Part 1: A New Focus

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Welcome to A Week of Change. 

This is a short series on encouraging you make those New Year resolutions a reality! 

The intro and all parts to A Week of Change can be viewed HERE

Part 1 - A New Focus

Every one of you wants to accomplish something. You know that something... the one you fear going after because you may (gasp!) fail. Think about what that is right now before you read on.

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Oh stop it! Yes, it is achievable! And I'll show you how easy it really is. :)

My new focus

My new focus is to bring an income to Funky Junk headquarters. So I've been busy listing ways to do that. Surprisingly, the list actually grew pretty large! But one thing stood out above and beyond the rest because:

it was something I actually could find the time to do with my kind of schedule
I liked doing it
it teaches those that wish to learn it for themselves

Can you guess what it is?

Writing.

So over the holidays, I did something about it. Rather than endlessly browse online for hours as a means of avoiding exactly what I was fearing, I opened up my word processor and forced myself to get words down. And write. Something new.

Writing isn't new to me. I have several ebooks started but they weren't speaking to me. And I think that was the error of my ways right there. I needed to choose something that I knew enough about and consider the competition. For this topic, I didn't really note any quite the way I'm delivering it.

So write I did. I wrote and wrote and wrote. Once the words started, I could barely stop. I'm now on the last chapter! How did that happen after MONTHS of procrastinating?!?

I got a push.

Now know, I wasn't able to jump start this on my own. Some heavy encouragement from a friend stepping on my procrastinating toes did me in and got me to think. I got mad at myself for stalling so long, went home and got to work.

Us creative types can be finicky. We know what we want and we know what it takes, but we aren't 'moved'. Or so we say. You may need that extra push or perhaps even a fresh direction. Find a mentor if you need it, then when you're fuelled up, strike while the iron is hot! Worked for me anyway.

 I'll tell you what I'm writing about soon and why the timing was critical now. But the important thing at the moment is, I set a goal, went for it AND surpassed my own expectations! And it wasn't hard. Doh!

Your turn

So my friends, allow me to be the one that steps on your own procrastinating toes.

Think of what you want to do. Then go about making it happen. Go ask for help. Sign up for a class. Make a phone call. Pray. Do whatever it is YOU need to get yourself motivated. Then, do it. Try! Fall. Then get up again and do it all over until you succeed. There are no fails here, deal?

It will not be easy. This new dive into the unknown is not for the fearless. But I know you have it in you to do it. Take that giant first step off the cliff and you'll be amazed how short that fall truly is once you're there.

So... now you're debating if this is the right challenge for you... Go ahead and procrastinate for another whole year if you want to redo 2011 all over again. (how bleak did that sound!) But I'll bet that little bit of fear is just the ticket to get you rolling in the right direction. Fear makes the unknown a little exciting, wouldn't you agree?!?

Still not sure what you want? Ask yourself this.

{ What would you want to do if you knew you would succeed? }

Want a different kind of year? Do different kind of work.

So.. what are YOU going to do?

We'd love to hear your scary goals in comments if you care to share!

See you tomorrow for Part 2! If you dare... :)