Hocus Pocus and All That
Stop Waiting for the Right Time to Start
By Maureen L. Bonatch
Somehow June has arrived, announcing that we are six months into 2018. Half way through the year. How did that happen? I glance over at my list of monthly and yearly goals and realize many of them are still unfulfilled. Some may have even been on the list from the prior year. I have a long to-do list, and a plethora of goals. For many of them, it’s almost as if they come with a disclaimer. I find myself waiting for the right time to start. It seems that the more goals I have, the more excuses I acquire.
• That diet I need to recommit to? I’ll start right after the holiday—on Monday—after I go to the store.
• That manuscript wallowing away on my computer? I’ll submit it once I read it one more time—finish editing it—figure out where I might submit it.
• Those updates and tweaks I need to do on my website? I’ll finish them when I have time—when I can hire someone to do it—someday…
Excuses Multiply Like Rabbits
I have always loved to write. It made sense to pursue freelance writing in addition to my paranormal and fantasy fiction. What I didn’t realize at the time, was that although there were similarities, these were two very different birds. Fortunately, the things I learned would also benefit me as an author. Things like SEO, structuring blog posts, marketing etc. The more I looked, the more information I found. It’s a bit overwhelming. Everyone claimed they had just the information I was looking for, and many of them for a price. I signed up for multiple online classes, newsletters and read every article I came across. I started to think that I’d never learn everything. Until I had somewhat of an epiphany this week.
When You Find Out What You Already Knew
A freelance writer recommended a class that would she claimed provided her with all the information necessary to succeed in freelancing. There it was! The answer that I sought—even though I wasn’t sure what the question was. I eagerly asked for the information for the class, and discovered…it was the same one I already took…a year ago. Have I had the answers all along and just not the confidence? I wasn’t taking the very advice I gave my daughters?
Time Waits for No One
It seems what I discovered could be applied in more than one area of my life. I’m always looking for the answer, or waiting for the right time, and neither of these are apparent when they come along. No one announces that this is the right time to start that diet, finish that book, submit that story. We must decide that for ourselves. Granted, there are always obstacles to reaching a goal. But perhaps some of them are ones we impose upon ourselves. We might be ready right now, but it takes overcoming the fear of change, rejection, a new endeavor to move forward.
How do you push yourself to stop stalling and chase your dreams and goals?
*Originally published on Paranormal Romantics https://paranormalromantics.blogspot.com
© 2018 Maureen L. Bonatch All Rights Reserved
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