Blog Post #3 Focus on Things That Matter
Do not Let Arbitrary Tasks and Roadblocks Take You Away From Your Most Important Tasks (and no, mowing the lawn isn't one of them)!!!!
Happy Saturday! I have so many topics that I want to share with you all (because I have procrastinated setting up this blog for so long), but I obviously cant share everything in one post, so day by day, the things that inspire me the most and the messages that keep repeating themselves in my life will take priority when it comes to sharing.
Let’s get to it! Last night I felt so great about this blog. Although, the only people reading it right now are probably my family, close friends, and people that might feel sorry for me, but the reason that I felt so great was because I had FINALLY done something that I have been wanting to do for quite some time now. I did have a professional website made that turned out to be gorgeous, but the web designer was really mean. She would get upset at every email I sent, or phone call, or any small request that I had. Long story short, I ended up paying her over $700 and taking 2 months of time. I decided to walk away from the situation rather than fight with her. She wouldn’t let me have rights to the website, nor make my own changes at all, which wouldn’t work or make any sense as a blogger. Some might think that losing money and time without a huge fight is nuts. I beg to differ. I believed that saving my sanity and controlling my blood pressure was much more important than money. I was given all kinds of legal advice from friends and family, but I realized that there are things in life that we just have to take an “L” on and move on. Does it mean that we give up? Negative. Don’t get me wrong I thought of all kinds of creative ways to handle this problem, but there was no solution better than letting it go, and moving on to plan B. Plan B was just another way to achieve Plan A.
Plan B: Here I am designing and creating this blogging site on my own. Does it take time? Yes, everything worth it in this life will take time. Did I really want to learn to design a website? No, but I would’ve had to figure out how to do about 30% of it anyway just because of blogging. It took me roughly 2 days to create this site. Yes, it is amateur and there is a lot to be added and some roadblocks and learning curves I still have yet to overcome. So why do I feel so great about an average looking website? Because I had been fooling myself this whole time. The design and aesthetics are cool, but it is the content that really matters. That is the part of that makes me feel as if I am adding value, even if it is to 1 persons opinion or viewpoint on a certain subject, or an “ah ha” moment. It has nothing to do with fancy calligraphy or perfect pictures.
This leads to me to my point. Figure out what makes you feel accomplished and makes you feel like you are adding value to even just one person’s life, and capitalize on it. Don’t get caught up with all of the finite details as a delay or a distraction to keep you from doing your most important tasks. Laundry can wait, that conversation with your loved one is important. That book you’ve been wanting to write, but don’t think that you are talented enough, just start. There are plenty of great authors out there that are by no means perfect writers. Figure out what is important to you, and stop taking the easy way out. There is no glory or admiration in an easy life. I would’ve blamed my ex web designer as the reason that I am not blogging that would be an excuse and at the end of the day we all have them, but not all of us are brave enough to push past our fears. Don’t wait, time moves too quickly. Give yourself many chances to start over, or try something new. Never stop recreating yourself, and analyzing your life. Never stop appreciating the little things in life while striving for better. You truly deserve second and third chances, and the people who support you deserve the best and most fulfilled version of you possible.
Be beautiful. Be Brave.