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Well, what do you know …. it’s been an interesting week (end) and I’ve learned something important … now I just need to do something about it.
What have I learned?
Well, better start with what has happened. First, I’ve been swamped both with work and other things. I had intended to do my videos last week, and write the ebook. But I received a contract to write a new release of a textbook I co-authored. And of course, the client wants it within two weeks. Normally, I’d say that was impossible but since it’s only a rewrite and the changes aren’t excessive … we’ll see.
Meantime, I’ve been given a new refrigerator to replace our old one … cool. Except that it has to be shipped from Hamilton some 60 km away. And my family can’t help move it. So since I have to pay for the movers anyway, I’m going to get them to move a dining room set I’ve inherited.
Now the problem is that I’ve got an old shag carpet in the living room/dining room. Let’s just say it needs to be replaced. So if I’m going to move the furniture in, I need to replace the flooring now. Which means all the furniture has to be emptied and moved out. Uggghhhh.
And of course, I’m not going to replace the flooring with carpet, it has to be hardwood (we’ve all got dust allergies).
And all of this has to be done by next week. Then I get to replace the baseboards! And did I mention that I really should paint the walls?
I don’t know whether I should cry over the amount of work to be done or the amount of money I’m going to be spending!
Oh, and I’ve also been handed another contract (short term) to prep content for a site where the owner wants to change the name.
In addition, I also need to upload the Expert Marketing webinar to my training company’s website . And I also did a speech Saturday on Creativity and Innovation in Business Today. Fun, and I had to rush the writing but no big. However, I’ve agreed to convert all the speeches to DVD. Which means I need to clean them up, edit them, put titles on etc. And then I need to upload the speech to the TrainingNOW website. And I’ve agreed to do a webinar on mind mapping (or possibly concept mapping) to include with it.
All of which needs to be done within the week.
So what have I learned?
I really do need to a) prioritize, b) list my outstanding tasks and c) do a little each day. I’ve also learned that if I can I’ll avoid work … so I need to create a system that doesn’t allow me to avoid writing and doing the other things I need to do. And if I don’t do that I’ll quickly become overwhelmed and I’ll never get this writing ebooks business off the ground.
I’ve also learned that I need to be more realistic with my desire to get the writing ebooks business off the ground. I can’t get it all done in a day!
Man, I hope this business takes off … and based on the number of hits I’m NOT getting …
Have Fun! Keep Learning! And Get Earning!
Glen
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