Back to it....again.

As the old saying goes, "If at first, you don't succeed, try and try again!".  Think about it.  Success is only reached by stepping on a bunch of failures, or tries, right?  Have I heard that somewhere before?  I think so, but I can't remember where.  If you know, tell me - I'd want to give credit where credit is due.

I started off the year, intending to blog a picture of the day every day.  I haven't hit it every day.  I have blogged more often, though, which was my purpose in taking this on in the first place. 

Here I am, after taking a week off (or more) and I'm ready to tackle it once again.  I think my main obstacle is this:  I have too many things on my plate.  It's a spinning plate, stuck up on one of those sticks and I'm having trouble keeping it spinning AND making sure everything on it stays in tact.  Whew! Do you ever feel like that?  Yes, I'll bet you do. 

Everything on my plate is a worthy endeavor and is truly something I want to accomplish.  I can do it.  I have examined it and don't think I have too much,  but I do need to organize and prioritize in order to get everything done without getting too overwhelmed.  When I get overwhelmed, I tend to freeze.  The only way to get things done, is to keep moving, so this doesn't work very well.  It's something I'm working on changing.  How am I changing it, you may ask?  I'll show you:

This is my picture of the day.  As I was working at the office, I came across this sign, which is part of our kick off meeting for our marathon training program.  I don't know what it was doing in the office and not in the storage room.  It was the message I needed.  I took it and placed it in the window of my office so that this is the view from my desk.  I also set the picture as my wallpaper on my phone.  How many times a day and for how long will I see this message?  Hopefully, enough and until! 

There is much to be done, so I shall do it!

What's on your list?  How are you going to accomplish it?  You can do it - whatever it is!

Examine your own plate.
Decide what is important enough to keep.
Set the other aside - either by delegating it to someone else or getting rid of it altogether.
Focus on a realistic timeline to get it done.
Write it down - all of it - your goals, steps to getting there, timeline.
Record your progress each day so that you can see how you are spending your time.
Keep moving towards that goal(s), regardless of any setbacks you may have (and you will).
When you reach your goal - celebrate!

And don't forget...remove "can't".