Is it because of the emotional turmoil that I had to deal with at the beginning of the week? Is it because I know two friends who have these two weeks off? Is it because it's the end of a contract and all that is required of me is "reporting"? Is it because I feel so many personal demands on myself right now? Is it because I know next week I will be away and unable to do my regular schedule?
For whatever reason, I just can't seem to get focused this week and get my part-time work done. (Which means that it ends up bleeding into my "product development days"). And I've known this and have wanted to put my personal biz days at the start of the week (so that my other priorities don't overshadow them). But still I wake up every day and there are so many things that are on my mind, that I worry about, that I feel are a PRIORITY.
Ugh.
THIS is what I need to work on after the holidays. Somehow I need to figure out how to switch things in my head so that I can have a great morning routine (focusing on me) and I can also put part-time priorities on hold while I work on my own priorities.
YES!
I guess my one fun step was two-fold:
- I realized how important it is to have my name on my blog (thanks Buzzsumo!) and this is the next big step to claim my own voice about my biz. I'm adding it to every page and also will have a feature about the author (like I have for the photographer).
- I'm also going to make backlinks a priority from now on, so my first step was to add comments on blogs. And I found a new post (on a local blog) about a topic that I had written a series on last year (so I shared my website link) and I was also able to provide information that they didn't have - which they might appreciate (a lead on a news story).
Just a reminder to myself - I think fun steps don't always have to be about reaching out. Some fun steps can include me with my head down working on products - knowing that there will be a day when they are needed (and appreciated by others!)
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