Today on twitter I received an unsolicited tweet from a new follower that said, @quickreply BTW…Nice blog

Needless to say I was mortified!!  

I politely thanked @ShowerThinker but felt the need to justify the obvious neglect of my blog.

And then it dawned on me – although neglected, maybe it IS a nice blog. After all, this isn’t the first time someone complimented me on it.

Totally aware that I am my own worse critic, and working on being a better friend to myself, I decided to stop beating myself up for not keeping up with my blog and start doing what needs to be done – Stop complaining, Stop worrying, Stop over thinking, Stop Stop Stop and TAKE ACTION!

Easier said then done! What I do know all too well, is what needs to be done to succeed online. Unfortunately, I’m constantly fighting the forces of poor time management and procrastination followed by the self loathing for not being productive.

What’s so frustrating for me is that I know with out a shadow of a doubt that I’m here for a divine purpose to share my talents and gifts in a really BIG way.

And so in closing I remind myself:

“Knowing is not enough we must apply
Willing is not enough we must do”
~Bruce Lee

Six days into 2009 and I’m not proud of the fact that it’s taken me this long to make a New Years post to my blog. It’s obvious from my past entries that consistency with posting to this blog is not my strong suit.

I’m also still milking the holiday spirit and finding it a wee bit difficult getting back into the business routine.

Looking back at 2008, all I can say is that it was one of my toughest years in a long time. And while I had plenty of struggles and life lessons slap me upside my head, I finished the year with my head still above water. And for that I’m grateful!!

Now for 2009 . . . New Year, New game plan! I’m going straight to the source, to learn from the Best, the skills I need to take control of my life.

Since I haven’t officially started any training for 2009 yet, I’m going to hold off on naming names and the journey I’m about to embark on. However, do come back as I have every intention of sharing with you every step of this life changing process.

Peace and Prosperity!

All things happen for a reason and today while trying to get myself out of a mental funk and onward and upward with my business ventures, motivation was sent to me through this song.

“What if All Goes Right” is sung by Melissa Lawson, the August 4, 2008 Nashville Star winner and I’ve included it here in case you need to be reminded that “You never know unless you try.”

Hope you enjoy it!

Are you guilty of putting off your work for later, only to find your deadlines steadily creeping up on you or even past due? Then you and I, my friend, are just like millions of other people who are afflicted by that nasty bug known as procrastination.

Procrastination is for me, the biggest reason for loss of productivity, increased stress, and sometimes late output. And as simple as it may sound, I know intellectually, if I just started my work on time, productivity would rise, deadlines would be met and I’d be less stressed in the long run.

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Its been over a month since my last post and during that time I have often thought about posting, started to post, and even wrote it down as a goal for the day. Yet as you can see, my blog hasn’t been updated in a while and nothing new has been posted.

So what is it that’s been holding me back?

A question I often ask myself and a question that I believe, MUST be answered and must be answered HONESTLY – if I ever want to attain my goals.

The way I see it, working from home and making money online is very possible and can be very profitable. Just be careful about how you approach it and don’t expect it to make you a millionaire over night.

In the last 10 months since turning to the internet to make money online, here are the Top 10 Difficulties I’ve discovered about myself and working from home.

1. I’m easily distracted.

2. I procrastinate.

3. I multi task to the point of being inefficient and unproductive.

4. I have too many ideas and take on too many projects.

5. I suffer from information overload and paralysis by analysis.

6. I lack direction and left to my own devices flounder.

7. I’m trying to do it all.

8. I’m not consistent.

9. I do not get a lot of offline support.

10. I’m too anal and need to let go.

So the question is “Do I continue to do what obviously isn’t working?”

Of course not, that would be insane.

With only 100 days left before the end of 2008 I have some serious work to do. I invite you to please join me over the next 100 days as I either eliminate that what isn’t working or turn it into a positive and productive action step. For I plan to close out 2008 with a BANG!

Peace and Prosperity!