Once again I am in the process of bringing a period of upheaval into my life. The difference this time is that I am working diligently at keeping the concept of ‘planning’ in the equation.The first step was to re-structure my time. For me, this was looking at my current occupation. My first instinct was to just quit. Again, that ‘all or nothing’ thought pattern. I have walked this way before. However, this time I didn’t quit. I was fortunate to be able to manipulate my schedule to increase my hours of productivity for my new endeavor. When the Spring semester rolls around, I will teach two night classes. No more day classes.
This one accomplishment deserves many kudos. I want to shout from the rooftops. I didn’t quit. I didn’t turn my back and I didn’t walk away. I actually worked on finding a solution.
The next step in this planning process has proved to be much more challenging. During my most recent coaching session with Janna we discussed:
- developing focus and clarity towards a new avenue of generating income (besides teaching)
- exploring options of earning an income that would provide fulfillment and leverage my strengths
As a starting point in this process, I am to think of ten ways that I can incorporate my passion of photography and my writing into a marketable online and IRL business.
That is as far as my thought process has gone since our session on Saturday. I can’t seem to go any further.
When I begin thinking along the lines of possibilities I begin catastrophizing. Which means I envision the wost possible outcome of each idea that comes to mind. Therefore, I fall into a pattern of distractibility.
And so here I am. At a stand still for the moment. Distracting myself from the ‘plan’. Waiting for it to just all fall in my lap (as my husband would be prone to say).
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