I’ve made the decision to use this blog as a way to adopt writing as a habit. In doing so, it will allow me to both practice writing for my book: The Plan. And, supplement the book with additional content. It will also aide in documenting the process.
Thus far the process has been…. well… there has been ideas of process. But, nothing has stuck. I can blame my ADHD, but I can’t blame my ADHD. In the end it is the ability to hyper focus that will see me through to the end. Finding the path to get there has been…. WILD. The real problem: I don’t think I was quite ready. Now, I am.
The past three years I was working in sales in the “corporate world.” I knew it would add great value to the book and my plan. I underestimated just how frustrating the experience would be. But, as I’ve said and will say many times more: you have to go through hell to get to heaven. If I am going to work with people in going through hell to get to heaven, I needed to be willing to walk the path alone. After emerging from the corporate world as a severanced employee, I came up for a breath of fresh air and had plenty of time to write a book.
I couldn’t. I felt I needed to be back on that path I once walked. I needed to go walk with the people who could use my help. I needed a refresher on the pain points they are facing. I needed to analyze what was once muscle memory. I could feel this each and every time I sat down to write.
Well. I’m tackling those hills once again. I REMEMBER. I am not going to make the same mistakes. I am going to find new problems, sure. Maybe some I hadn’t noticed. I am going to find new routes. Those new routes will have their own set of problems. But, I now have a new sense of the wisdom I possess. No man steps in the same river twice – or something like that – I have more perspective this time around.
As I write this book, which may not take form as an actual book – it may only be a blog – it will take form as the chapters of life. And at the very least: Those chapters will be documented here. Hopefully, so that you may learn from my mistakes.
The Process I have adopted is this: I will write everyday. After I write, I will make an X on the calendar I have purchased and hung on my wall. The calendar goes through December 2023. I will not break the chain. Even if all I write is a sentence – I will not break the chain. The hope is that it will start with one post that takes a little bit of time (I’m at two posts tonight) and turns into something where I dedicate 2 hours per day on writing that book.
If I do not write the book – Know this: I am authoring the plan in real time. I am carrying out the plan. I am planting seeds as a Gardener. I am ascending to new heights as a Co-Pilot. I am Building tied.house enterprises.
Author: Jeff Donnelly
Game Designer. In both business and life, the potential is limited by the number of transactions available. Life is like a game. Jeff designs games that allow people to realize their full potential.