Procrastination – why do we put things off?
So there I was dripping with guilt at not blogging on a regular basis when the challenge came to blog daily for the next 30 days. The fact is I knew it was something I should and could do but I just kept putting it off. Why? Well probably because I could always find something more interesting to read or do than the discipline of writing every day. I excused myself by finding things to do in my offline business and doing just the things I enjoyed in my on-line business.
Iām also at my best under pressure. Especially if Iāve promised someone else Iāll do something, one of my tenants for example, I do it immediately.Ā Ā So I just kept reasoning with myself that Iād get round to this blogging business eventually when the time felt more ārightā. Frankly I knew I was deluding myself. What I really needed was a good kick up the bum so when the challenge came to blog for the next 30 days I decided it was time to get my act together and actually show up every day in my online business blog.
After all, itās not that I canāt string a few words together. I spent many years of my working life (in the off-line world) as an Estate Agent (Realtor to you guys in the States) and itās a bit of a given that you have to be able to describe the property youāre trying to sell.Ā Ā Itās just like writing several blogs a day all on different properties.
Describing property can be a challenge in itself. There are laws in the UK to protect the public from being mislead so you have to be careful what you say. It wasnāt a problem for me because āup Northā where I come from, weāre known for our plain speaking.Ā Ā My approach in Estate Agency was to tell it like it was.Ā Ā If I said the roof timbers were only in situ because the woodworm were holding hands, purchasers soon got the idea. Better they knew what theyāre letting themselves in for at the outset, than spend months in negotiation to have them withdraw at the 11th hour due to ārose coloured spectacle syndromeā.
Itās that sort of straight talking that led me to become involved with my mentors Stu & Jay. Iād always wanted an on-line business and Iād tried a few other courses but they were all full of hype and frankly misleading statements about earning money online. No-one does that at the SFM, at the outset weāre told that thereās work to be done and stuff to learn and itāll take some time and yes, sometimes youāll have to put yourself under pressure and a little out of your comfort zone but for me, nothing beats the freedom of working for myself, I just love it and so to this blogging challenge? Bring it on š