Have you ever been so focused on something that you plan and plan and plan but never move forward? I've been like that for the past seven years. Seven years ago my first novel, Dreamtini was published.
When I started to promote it I got pregnant so I had to put everything regarding Dreamtini on hold. I had to get used to motherhood and doing other things for people. Then once I was able to get back on track I got pregnant again. Now I had to get used to being a mother to two boys.
I got back on track again but there was a problem. Problem was too much time had passed and there was no marketing or promoting done for Dreamtini and it didn't make sense to do the follow-up which was completed. I then started working on other manuscripts that I had started to work on when I found the time to write. Then I began to think to my self, how am I going to pay for marketing and promoting? That is when I started my cupcake business. I then realized that I was passionate about two things, writing and baking.
I began planning and planning for two things. I would get started and then I'd stop. I'd get focused and then my vision would get blurry and I'd call my self taking a break trying to re-focus. Now, I'm so focused. I'm so focused that I've created a vision board that I have as screensavers on my cellphone, ipad and laptop. I have no excuse.
I have gotten rid of notebooks and loose papers that I thought served a purpose but they don't. I've narrowed it down to two clipboards, one for writing and the other for my cupcake business. I have set daily and weekly goals for myself which will move me forward to attaining everything on my vision board.
Have you ever been so focused on something that you plan and begin to move forward?
