I’m making some changes!
A friend told me he heard that fear and excitement are the same emotion…to know the difference you have to check your shorts! My shorts are clean so I guess I have to say I am just excited!!!
It seems like I haven’t gotten very far since I joined Wickedfire in 2006. In fact from Sunday to Monday out of 34 hours I was on the clock at one of my wage earning jobs 32 of those hours (probably sounds familiar to those who remember me). Even before this past weekend, I knew it was time for change and I got started.
WHAT I DO
I have been doing the same thing for years…working a couple wage earning jobs, writing for my own writing business, and working on my Internet projects. I am blessed with plenty of work in a time when unemployment is high. I have the option of full time work at Walmart, I could have had full time hours at the group home, I have more writing jobs than I can keep up with, and I overflow with ideas for my own Internet projects….I am truly blessed, but haven’t used my blessings efficiently and I have not been effective.
TURNING POINT
Recently I prayed about what to do because what I have been doing has not been working and I am really getting tired. It is not the first time I prayed about this, but what I did different this time was…after praying I did some things that are really hard for me…I was still, I was quiet, and I listened. This resulted in some big changes.
WHAT HASN’T BEEN WORKING
Working so much and still struggling financially isn’t really working out and hasn’t been working out for me. Having so many writing jobs that I can’t keep up or that I don’t deliver on time, has been frustrating. I constantly work and rarely have time for a social life and I don't have enough time for family and friends. I am still single. Nothing I have done the past several years to try to remedy this worked.
EVALUATING AND MAKING CHOICES
First off…family and friends stay. Next I had to think about income. Well, I love to write and I can do it from home…this works for a single mom. Walmart has good pay, regular opportunities for raises, good hours, and in two years I’m vested. My Internet projects have potential, but need some attention. The group home gives me personal satisfaction and I’m in my comfort zone (been there 11 years and in the field for 13 years) but doesn’t pay as well with lots of cutbacks.
I knew the group home had to be cut. I was hoping for a sign that this was the path that I should take, but it didn’t happen. Still I felt the urge to stop doing the group home job. I took a step of faith and gave notice to my supervisor at the group home. It was after that step of faith that there was a sign that I did the right thing…. I got several article orders! If need to I can add hours at Walmart to match the lost income, but the plan is to focus on writing.
MAKING CHANGES
It is a big decision and a little scary, but I’m glad I realize that IF IT ISN’T WORKING…STOP DOING IT. So on the 15th I will have my last day working in group homes and working with the disabled and mentally ill. I’ve been feeling a little scared, but also very excited.
I am going to start creating a schedule for writing, focus on organizing, and commit to its success. When I have a day off, the day be not be open to other plans with me trying to fit in writing. Now I will block off time for writing and fit everything else in around it. There will be other changes as well with how I work at my business. While making writing a priority, I will still enjoy the flexibility and conveniences of working from home for myself, but no longer will I walk the line between business success and failure.
YOUR TURN
Don’t follow in my footsteps, look at what is and is not working and make some changes today. Get started right away having the best, most productive, fulfilling life on and off line that you can.
A friend told me he heard that fear and excitement are the same emotion…to know the difference you have to check your shorts! My shorts are clean so I guess I have to say I am just excited!!!
It seems like I haven’t gotten very far since I joined Wickedfire in 2006. In fact from Sunday to Monday out of 34 hours I was on the clock at one of my wage earning jobs 32 of those hours (probably sounds familiar to those who remember me). Even before this past weekend, I knew it was time for change and I got started.
WHAT I DO
I have been doing the same thing for years…working a couple wage earning jobs, writing for my own writing business, and working on my Internet projects. I am blessed with plenty of work in a time when unemployment is high. I have the option of full time work at Walmart, I could have had full time hours at the group home, I have more writing jobs than I can keep up with, and I overflow with ideas for my own Internet projects….I am truly blessed, but haven’t used my blessings efficiently and I have not been effective.
TURNING POINT
Recently I prayed about what to do because what I have been doing has not been working and I am really getting tired. It is not the first time I prayed about this, but what I did different this time was…after praying I did some things that are really hard for me…I was still, I was quiet, and I listened. This resulted in some big changes.
WHAT HASN’T BEEN WORKING
Working so much and still struggling financially isn’t really working out and hasn’t been working out for me. Having so many writing jobs that I can’t keep up or that I don’t deliver on time, has been frustrating. I constantly work and rarely have time for a social life and I don't have enough time for family and friends. I am still single. Nothing I have done the past several years to try to remedy this worked.
EVALUATING AND MAKING CHOICES
First off…family and friends stay. Next I had to think about income. Well, I love to write and I can do it from home…this works for a single mom. Walmart has good pay, regular opportunities for raises, good hours, and in two years I’m vested. My Internet projects have potential, but need some attention. The group home gives me personal satisfaction and I’m in my comfort zone (been there 11 years and in the field for 13 years) but doesn’t pay as well with lots of cutbacks.
I knew the group home had to be cut. I was hoping for a sign that this was the path that I should take, but it didn’t happen. Still I felt the urge to stop doing the group home job. I took a step of faith and gave notice to my supervisor at the group home. It was after that step of faith that there was a sign that I did the right thing…. I got several article orders! If need to I can add hours at Walmart to match the lost income, but the plan is to focus on writing.
MAKING CHANGES
It is a big decision and a little scary, but I’m glad I realize that IF IT ISN’T WORKING…STOP DOING IT. So on the 15th I will have my last day working in group homes and working with the disabled and mentally ill. I’ve been feeling a little scared, but also very excited.
I am going to start creating a schedule for writing, focus on organizing, and commit to its success. When I have a day off, the day be not be open to other plans with me trying to fit in writing. Now I will block off time for writing and fit everything else in around it. There will be other changes as well with how I work at my business. While making writing a priority, I will still enjoy the flexibility and conveniences of working from home for myself, but no longer will I walk the line between business success and failure.
YOUR TURN
Don’t follow in my footsteps, look at what is and is not working and make some changes today. Get started right away having the best, most productive, fulfilling life on and off line that you can.
