Stones at Vancouver beach

Working from home and for yourself has it’s comforts and challenges. The comforts are well discussed – not having to dress up or travel to work, taking breaks when you need to, being able to set your own schedule, not having to do things that you don’t think are wise, the list could go on… Challenges come from not having the immediate pressure of other people waiting for your actions. I start my week with a plan where I have at least 5 goals for each day (normally ends up being more) and I tick off things as they get finished. But every now and then I get sidetracked by an idle thought that makes me go out and search the answer or read an article about it. Yes, it might benefit me in some way, but it is not helping me to get my 5 goals finished. Then I feel guilty and look at my list and try to do something to save the day. I have found that I mostly get those things done that somebody else has requested from me, even though they are neither the most important nor the most urgent. At the end of the day, I feel guilty again that I did not get done the big things that need some time and devotion like writing my business plan or investigating the best web platform for my website. Then today I remembered the analogy about stones and sand – if you put sand into a jar first the stones are not going to fit there – you need to put the stones in first and then the sand will fill the crevices left easily. I definitely need to start from my stones. That thought and understanding gave me back my motivation in an instant. So in the next few days if you are waiting for some answer from me, know that your request has been classified as sand and I will get to you when I am finished with my stones.