Focus on progress not on procrastination
My last blog post was published on April 9, 2021—that’s 10 months ago. When I see a blog that's forgotten and ignored, I can’t help but think that the creator is asleep at the switch and is really not focused on their business.
When that creator is me, I can quickly go to feelings of guilt or shame thinking that “I should be writing content” or “I should be doing more” or “Who do you think you are—an expert but you haven’t posted anything fresh in 10 months—what a loser !”
But I’m not going to do that—instead I’m thinking of all the progress I’ve made in the last 10 months and I’m thinking of how excited I am about the new format of my blog and the impact it’s going to have.
And guess what that makes me ?
That’s right—it makes me grateful. And gratitude puts me in a place where I can get creative and can lean in and knock a blog out every week.
So for you, when you find yourself saying “I should be doing this or that or whatever it is for you.” Catch yourself, stop and ask yourself two questions
“What kind of progress have I made?” Then celebrate your progress. And then ask yourself
“Where do I want to go from here?”
Then take a small step in that direction.
