If you’re an avid reader of this blog, you may have noticed I’ve taken a few days off. My initial plan was to do a blog a day for a full year, but plans change.
After reading about inspirational goals versus goals out of desperation, my choice to write a daily blog has changed. I’ve been finding myself forcing blog ideas each day, which consumes a lot of my time being lost in thought. I want the blogs I produce to mean something and not simply be done out of necessity. I fell into this habit because I set out to complete this challenge, but that doesn’t mean I have to see it through.
From this point forward, I want my blogs to come from inspiration – without extensive thinking, an idea pops into my head that I want to expand on. This will likely mean I won’t be writing every day. Some weeks may be full of blogs, others may have none.
A small part of me is scared I won’t ever get that inspiration I desire, but that’s I risk I have to take. I fear laziness in the time I was consistently writing a blog up to this point. I’m scared creating fewer posts will lower my exposure. All of this worries me, but I can’t let it sway my gut feeling.
Inspired work is important and should be pursued if you want to achieve great things. You shouldn’t commit to anything that doesn’t motivate you and you shouldn’t chase goals out of internal fears or emotions. You also shouldn’t be afraid to change course, no matter how long you’ve been doing something.
You’re always changing as a person, so some habits and goals are going to change with you. Never be afraid to pivot, never fear an unknown future. Trust your instinct, pursue what inspires you, and have patience every day. Each day will bring new challenges and ideas, so all we can do is focus on right now.
November 25, 2024
