Stop changing things!!

Friday 1/3/20...

I want to spend some time working on the website, but it's hard to find the time. I just can't justify it when I'm a week behind on the conversations in my LinkedIn inbox. Not to mention all the people I had marked down to follow up with in the new year. Oh, and I have to write the next story for the Million:One newsletter.

I constantly feel like I'm falling behind on the messages in my inbox. I've even reduced the number of people I connect with and have made some of my messages less engaging, but I still just need to dedicate so much time there.

It's a double-edged sword because those conversations are the reason I'm able to book so many calls per week.

I also have this feeling that I should focus more on public engagement to encourage more inbound requests. And that my outbound communications should be more focused on promoting my content.

I just spend so much time talking to people, and sure, I book a lot of calls but what's actually coming of this? I just don't feel like I'm building enough genuine relationships with people...

[I actually had to stop writing here to process for a minute]

Okay, let's think about this for a second, that's not the problem - it's that I don't have enough clients and I'm not making enough money - that's what's getting to me here.

But that comes from me being so indecisive and changing what I sell every other week. That means I lack confidence or I'm not clear on what I'm offering when I talk to people, so of course they don't want to work with me!

I'm making excuses instead of focusing on fixing the real problem.

I make too many changes, too fast and I'm always getting ahead of myself so it feels like I'm in this comedically long stumble, trying to land on my feet. I need to slow things down about catch my bearings.

When I have an idea, I shouldn't run to implement it immediately. Maybe I should write it down on a piece of paper. Then, once a week, review all those ideas. I can rate how important they are or how impactful I feel they could be.

The ones that can hold my interest for a few weeks are maybe worth taking a closer look at. I think it's great to test new things, but not at the cost of those that are already working. That's what's been holding me back this whole time!

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