Stepping Up to the Challenge

Today is the 11th day of a 31-day blogging challenge that I not only accepted, but initiated. The challenge was actually inspired by a LinkedIn article that I read by Nikki Wood. https://buff.ly/21lAthE.

I thought it would be a wonderful way to get some of the ladies in my Built to Bounce Back Group to write a book. Of course, I could not present it to them without joining myself, and alas, I did! Even though I already had a book and workbook coming, it could a lot of fun to join them in this blogging challenge, right?

What was I thinking? Thirty one consecutive days of blogging? Had I completely lost my mind? With my busy schedule, what if one day I was too busy to write? What if life happened and I really fell behind? What example would I be setting, if I couldn't even keep up?

Today, I am laughing! All that over-reacting and "what ifs!" What an absolute waste of positive energy and valuable time.  I could have been spending that energy on this project. All of that fussing and stressing for nothing. I am having no problem getting this thing done.

It is day number 11 of the blog challenge and I am doing just fine! In fact, I am ahead of the game. I have two blogs sitting in reserve, just in case I encounter an emergency or cannot write for whatever reason one day. All it took was some pre-planning and strategic time management to conquer this thing. No more qualms! No more what ifs! I am really coasting along!

This challenge also had me thinking about all of the other times I "over committed" (my excuse) and quit before I started or before I neared completion. Had I planned and thought things out then like I did this time, I would have accomplished some truly amazing feats. But enough of that "past dwelling" and back to what is in front of me now. I have a full day planned and that day includes one half-hour to write for my 31-day blogging challenge. Whew! Only have 20 more days to go!

Teresa L. Holmes, The Esteemologist