Don't ask me how I got here. How on earth have I gotten to post 291? I've been writing blog posts for two-hundred and ninety-one days STRAIGHT!
Only 74 posts left!
The secret?
Just do it. Don't think too much about how you'll do it. Pick a goal, commit to it AND JUST DO IT.
Put one foot in front of the other. Place your hands on the keyboard and type one letter at a time.
There will be times when you feel like quitting. There will be times when that voice inside your head says, "What's the point? Is anyone reading these posts anyway."
Keep going. Continuity is the secret of success with anything you set out to do.
You will hit walls, fall down, wonder 'what's it all about Alfie,' get sick, feel emotionally unstable, lose power (in more ways than one), lack confidence, and almost throw in the towel.
Another secret? Never, ever stop on those days that you feel like that.
If you want to stop something you've committed yourself to, stop when you feel REALLY GOOD. Stop only when you feel like you've gotten what you need from something...when it's enough...when you feel satisfied.
I'm a person who tends to stick to my commitments, so I'll continue to write those 74 posts because it's my ritual and I enjoy it. I am definitely in the habit of blogging every day! Of course I'm happy when people read and comment, but I write these posts because I enjoy writing them and if there is readership, that's a bonus!
Have you ever stuck a commitment out to the very end even though you sometimes felt like giving up? What was it?
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