Yesterday, we briefly leafed through our personal diaries, admitting the importance of journaling in the pursuit of our goals day after day.. Let us take a deeper look at what makes our journey so unique and unpredictable : Wins, failures, more wins, and some random stuff happening..
Here I would like to share with you these serene words of Byron Katie : "Everything happens for me, not to me".
And now, how do you feel about the ongoing uncertainty along your way ?
Equally important to admiring your wins is journaling your transformational path, made of actions but also thoughts and feelings. These latter can either help or limit your actions on the go.. being driven by beliefs you may want to unveil, to question and to transform along the way! How would you do it?
Looking back at my most productive and fulfilling day, there is something in common : the beginnings! Whatever are the odds and surprises coming your way, your level of energy and power by the morning will take over, it will take you in a sort of an ascending spiral through which you achieve one thing after another, resulting in more and more confidence and satisfaction..
Some people prefer to workout before jumping to their offices, some others tend to meditate or to take an enchanting walk amid the pure nature.. Greater day ahead!
Morning shot from Rades, southern Tunis, Tunisia, by Hamouda Belakhal
As the Solopreneur journey goes on, I find it highly motivating to frequently take a short break, not only to move, to unwind and to relax your eyes, but also to realize how effective, devoted and creative you have been achieving one more step or task.. We crave acknowledgement and since you, solo adventurer, are your own boss, be a thankful one!
Habits.. they are ironically easy to establish and easy to.. abandon. A few months ago, I committed to learning a new language, following a serious yet gentle program : 30 minutes every morning before anything else.
That worked like a charm until the day I wondered : "let me do it later, I want to save this moment of freshness to start my work early". Well, I did not find that precious time & energy later. The days after were dictated by that insane, stubborn perfectionism which subtly debunked my habit to the point that I totally forgot it.
Lesson learnt : If you succeed to implement a tiny habit, do not rush it, do not let that "selfish" inner voice interfere unless your habit does not match your goals and values anymore.
My solopreneur journal : Today, amid an eased lockdown, I was excited to start a long awaited project with someone I have just met, that was perfect until I came back home and realized that I could not achieve my routine tasks in time. But I wanted everything to be.. that perfect.
By the end of the day, I realized that my excitement turned into tiresome and disappointment, irrational one, since I was the only responsible for it. Here I acknowledge that sometimes, when we our own bosses, we just need to let go, to congratulate ourselves for what we have done so far, and to be flexible, not all tasks can be prioritized. Plain and simple!
Solopreneurs : How to be accountable when you are your own boss, working on your very own projects which do not imply (yet) clients or public?
Just imagine that very moment when you will talk about your achievements : How exciting and inspirational do you want it to be? Now, how much committed would you feel ?
