The Magic of Getting Things Done

What fuels your dragon fire and keeps you soaring towards your goals? ???

Welcome to the 2nd day of my 30-day challenge! That’s a big goal, and I am already challenged to stay on track. I’m applying tools I used for my last big goal - getting the last 100 coaching hours I needed for my Professional Coaching Certification (PCC).

1) Dedicated task time via Flow Club.

2) Accountability with a public goal and a commitment to someone I admire.

3) Ask for help - then accept it!

4) Accept that I’ll have big feelings about doing things that are scary, new, and/or frustrating. Then do it anyway.

5) Give myself permission to be imperfect.

BITE-SIZE TASKS: Micha Goebig introduced me to Flow Club earlier this year. I can’t believe how much of a difference it makes in getting things done. It uses a concept called “body doubling” - the simple online presence of others combined with a task list and timer keeps us focused and moving forward. Try the 14-day trial and join me in some flows. Add tasks sized to fit in the time between breaks.

ACCOUNTABILITY: I committed to all of you that I will complete this 30-day challenge! Renee Smith introduced me to the idea when we were talking about how I tell so many stories to individuals who tell me they are powerful and insightful - but I rarely share them collectively. It’s happening much later in the day than I planned, but I’m working on that going forward. :-)

ACCEPT HELP: It can be really hard for independent folks to ask for help! People regularly tell me how strong I am - and often how intimidating I am. That reinforces my desire to prove I can do it myself. And YET - when I do things WITH others, I feel better, they feel better, and the outcomes are often more joyful and useful. So let go

FEELINGS: I often get overwhelmed, frustrated, and scared when I have a lot of things in front of me - especially if some of them are new or challenging. That’s ok. I have (mostly) learned to give myself time to feel the feelings, separate the signal of the feeling from the meaning I assign, then make a conscious decision of if and how to act on the feeling(s). That helps me stay focused and avoid downward spirals.

IMPERFECTION: No one is perfect. It’s impossible. The very idea assumes there is a single, common standard that is fair, accessible, and necessary. Often perfection is someone else’s standard, or the signals we get from unfair systems. Perfection is a key component of white supremacy and patriarchy - it’s a type of purity seeking. We don’t need perfection, and it usually just gets in our way. So do something good enough - like me finishing this newsletter in the 5 minutes I have left before I have to leave for Pilates. That means I’m giving myself permission to reuse the next few paragraphs - please give me grace on that!

What tools do you use to stay on track?

Befriending Dragons is about harnessing our inner fire and transforming it into powerful, positive change.

I wish you all joy and a dragon hoard full of wins!

I’d love to share my passion, dragon wisdom, and fire with you. Ask me anything - really! Let’s have a chat - tell me what you’re up to and what you need from life.

Tune in tomorrow for my next story in this 30-day challenge. :-) Today - send me your own ideas for your 30-day challenge and let’s make it happen!

Cindy