Yes, that’s what I need. It’s so hard for an author to juggle the many
hats most of us wear. Spouse, partner, parent, employee, child to aging parents, and let us not forget our friendships to people that we have connected to. Some of us are the soul bread winner in our family. Some of us spend time helping our parents adjust to their aging bodies and illnesses. Not to mention those of us who have children and grandchildren, whether still at home, under foot, or grown; they need us. Some of us even try to do laundry and cook meals on an everyday basis. (That doesn’t happen every day around my house.) And, then there’s all the things you do to get your stories out there. Marketing, social media, book signings, sharing your peers work, being a presence online, and let us not forget… writing those stories!
So, how can focus help me in 2020? Well, focus might help me prioritize the things that I need to do. Keeping in mind that there has to be a balance between all those hats I need to wear. Use programs, apps, planners, calendars, and good advice, to help me get to the end of 2020 with the feeling that I accomplished what I sat out to do. Also, acknowledging that I’m only human and stuff will happen to set me back. That’s just life! Focus will help me be able to take care of business and family and know when I need to shuffle things to make room for what’s important. It will also help me take care of me.
When I need a break, I should take it. If that means, staying off
social media for a day or two, to refocus myself; then I should do that. If I don’t get the rest I need and feel good about me, how can I be the best I can be for my family and my business. In my calendar for 2020, I’ve penciled in time for me. Going out with friends, getting a cup of coffee and reading a book, long walks in the forests of the Great Smoky Mountains are all things that refresh and renew me as a person. I’ll focus on that in 2020.
CJ Baty |
Love this!
ReplyDeleteLove your chosen word. Hope you can focus on your most important goals.
ReplyDeleteI understand that. Can I borrow some of your focus. So far this year I have lost mine... Lol
ReplyDeleteI think many of us make goals that are not realistic. You made ones that were perfect.