I feel like I keep talking about the same subjects over and over, possibly because I had no idea I'd still be writing about my job search this long after I started the process. I was hoping I would have found a job by now or at least definitely settled on where I'm going next. For each thing I explore, I find more things I want to explore and then I end up filling my inbox with stuff I don't have time to read and then I feel overwhelmed and get stuck. I'm figuring out that I don't actually have time to do everything that I want to do every day. I can actually accomplish a lot less in a day than I anticipate and although I read stuff daily, can only manage to get through a fraction of the reading material I want to absorb. At the moment I feel like I'm busy constantly but I'm not sure I'm focussed on the right things to get me to where I need to go. I'm still not 100% sure where I'm going but at least I do feel like I'm gaining momentum in a direction.
I listened to a podcast today by Brendan Burchard where he challenges you to think of three skills you want to perfect in the next 12 months. If you don't know what they are, then that's what you need to focus on first. I'm not sure what my top three things I want to focus on are, even if I decide to do the decluttering and organising business. Obviously learning all I can about organising and decluttering, perhaps coaching and then learning everything there is to know about running a business. I also would quite like to learn more about blogging and writing and photography and how to monetise book reading. Then I realise that I'm still not laser focussed and it seems that the people who are most successful know how to cut out all the noise and just focus on what really matters. He says you have to boil it down to the top three things or else you dilute your ability to actually make a difference by what you do. I do feel like I'm getting there, it's just taking longer than I expected to figure out exactly what I want and where I'm going.
My quote for today is, "Let what you truly value guide you - or be driven by the hustle and bustle of life. The demands of others and the vagaries of circumstance. The choice is yours." - Anon
My photo for today is of Isla and me. She had to practice hairstyles for some project at school so this is one she attempted on me, it did get more elaborate but I don't have a photo of the final result. Not my finest look but perhaps I could rock this while I'm organising. It would keep my hair out of my face anyway.
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