let's turn this around

WEEK 85 - POST 2

I was feeling great at the beginning of the week and now I feel a bit beaten down:

- focusing again on the worry about lack of support for grant situation (there is this one grant I don't want to apply to, as it might eliminate our eligibility for a multi-year grant later this year.) Yikes!
- got distracted by this new online discussion group - already forgetting that my priority is ME this year and not everyone once (I feel so burdened some times! - it gets so bad that my priority becomes "I must email my friend" over "I must focus on my biz") yikes!!
- the struggle with social media is still here (my plan is to spend quality time posting blog comments and proposing guest posts rather than all this SM!) but I did use a 5 minute timer to time myself today to ensure I didn't stay on too long!  and yes I know that it will take more than one week to create a new healthier habit
- have now lost my advantage of being ahead on posts.  am back to being behind!  this makes me really feel crappy.  I also feel very burned out - uninspired to start writing again and also stressed because I have too many ideas!!
- Twice this week people emailed saying that they need help with promoting something more (and I find it inappropriate that they think "humans and our personal sites, friendships" are the new marketing realm) and instead of just letting it go and saying something flip like "sure thing!" which felt rather dismissive but probably would have been the best thing ("They and their attitudes" are not my problem!) I sent them suggestions on how they could help us, help them.  (I need to look at this judgement that they aren't doing a good enough job if they just expect their friends, colleagues to promote the organizations.)  And this judgement has gotten me a bit fuzzy brained.  UGH!!!


IDEAS:

- write to friends at end of week or on weekend (don't let it interfere with work!)
- prioritize your biz at the beginning of the week (blog posts, photos, product development) - switch in between tasks so that you can choose what suits your mood and yes!  it all counts!!
- social media at the end of the day for 15 minutes (three times a week and no more!)

But here I am with a day and a half completely open for my biz and I'm focusing on how crappy I feel.  Not Good!!!  OK - let's turn this thing around!!

xo