The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.
Walt Disney
Title’s a bit on the mark from last week’s post, but no, this has nothing to do with that. I’m back to a more inward focus, which seems well overdue given how immensely far behind I am in my self-imposed obligations.
I won’t beat around the bush. It’s bad. Real bad. I went ahead and signed myself up for NaNoWriMo regardless, but as I’m looking at the calendar and realizing I’m already past half-way through September – the half-way point of this Mega Quarter – I can’t help but see the mountain of work that remains. It’s daunting, really.
I’ve probably talked about this already, but I have a very bad history when things get this rough. My first instinct is to just stop – there’s no point trying, I won’t catch up, there simply isn’t enough time, blah blah blah. But that’s bullshit. A cursory glance at the past few weeks is evidence enough of that. I’ve been taking too long after a workout to get to writing. I’ve been wasting my mornings doing essentially nothing. I’ve been watching YouTube during downtime instead of getting something done. There’s a treasure trove of waste.
So, stop it. Stop shirking responsibility, me. Stop taking the lazy way out. This isn’t going to get done by itself, and keeping on this path is going to do nothing but make me feel like garbage. Very little makes me feel as good as accomplishing what I set out to do, so why be hesitant to chase that? Because it’s hard? Yeah, to hell with that. Living right is always hard. Time to go crush this.
No more excuses, and no more self-pity. It’s pathetic.
I’ll see you guys next week, when I’ve got boxes checked in all four deliverable goals for the first time in a month.
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