Today I made the (possibly foolish) promise that the revamped course for my new training site would be done in 2 weeks.
*gulp*
That means it’s time to buckle down and get shit done (my unofficial company slogan) so that I can meet that promise.
But as soon as I commit to spending 2 hours mapping out what needs to be done, distractions show up.
First my dogs, insisting they need to go outside again to sniff and bark and investigate the yard. Since my privacy fence is not up 100% I can’t just put them outside and ignore them. So I tie Wilson to the rope line and do my best to move things in/out of the garage as needed while the dogs explore. Then I take out the trash. And the recycling.
Finally we’re back inside. It’s all good until I need a drink. Going into the kitchen these days is a hazard. I have ONE more box of kitchen “stuff” to unpack so some shelves are packed, others are organized, but there’s still lots of stuff on the counters. I want to do the dishes up, organize the Tupperware cabinet, prep some potatoes and zucchini for dinner.
I grab a bottle of water and go back to the office.
I’m working on outlining the course as it’ll look in its new format. Playing around with the format of dummy copy, I decide I’ll need some new graphics.
Off I go to canva, playing with the backgrounds and font choices, colors, gradients…. I created the graphics I needed in record time and then closed out the tab before I could get further distracted.
But the #1 sign that I’m distracted is that I feel the tug to go on Facebook, even when I have no desire to read what people are doing and posting about. Instead of staying on the page and on track with what I need to get done, I welcome a change of pace. A distraction that doesn’t judge me for not being done with this project.
Every time I notice that urge creep in I have to fight it. Sometimes I fight it by doing another task to give my brain a break. I have plenty of things to do around here. But more often than not, I need to push through and finish what I started. After all, I’m on a deadline.