Learning how to manage as a newbie
Last Update: June 25, 2012
I was just feeling the need to give a great big thanks to the Wealthy Affiliates community. I was rather stressed out the last two weeks trying to work the program and trying to do a huge amount of side jobs. I needed to earn enough for my next set of dance classes and to pay for my WA membership and was getting very impatient. Thank you for walking me through despite my insanity!
All of my out of the house projects should wrap up very soon. I should have a few pick ups and deliveries and a cleaning job but now I have some time to breathe and make a plan. My new plan is to make a list of things that I want to get done then make list based on priorities. Then make a basic schedule.
Since I am new at this stuff and I run into difficulties I have changed the way I am going about this. I am no longer going to set time limits for each activity until I know how to do that activity well. For example I am still working on the 30 day training and I wanted to get the entire thing done this month so I was pushing hard on my days off and getting stressed out when I ran into any road blocks. Instead I will be working on each days project for a set amount of time with scheduled breaks. If I don't finish it that day I am going to finish it the next scheduled work day and try really hard not to worry about it.
There is a lot to learn so I am going to take it easy on myself and not push to learn more than I can retain in one day. So for all the newbies out there that are like me and wanted to well get it all done in a few days I learned my lesson from other members. Break it down into smaller pieces and when you get really frustrated get up and take a break or pick it up the next day. It may feel like an emergency but in all honesty as I look back at the last two weeks I wish I would have handled it with more grace and patience. If you are making progress don't stress about it. If you get all stressed out you will be tempted to give up.
Thanks again to all those who helped me take a step back and see the big picture.
All of my out of the house projects should wrap up very soon. I should have a few pick ups and deliveries and a cleaning job but now I have some time to breathe and make a plan. My new plan is to make a list of things that I want to get done then make list based on priorities. Then make a basic schedule.
Since I am new at this stuff and I run into difficulties I have changed the way I am going about this. I am no longer going to set time limits for each activity until I know how to do that activity well. For example I am still working on the 30 day training and I wanted to get the entire thing done this month so I was pushing hard on my days off and getting stressed out when I ran into any road blocks. Instead I will be working on each days project for a set amount of time with scheduled breaks. If I don't finish it that day I am going to finish it the next scheduled work day and try really hard not to worry about it.
There is a lot to learn so I am going to take it easy on myself and not push to learn more than I can retain in one day. So for all the newbies out there that are like me and wanted to well get it all done in a few days I learned my lesson from other members. Break it down into smaller pieces and when you get really frustrated get up and take a break or pick it up the next day. It may feel like an emergency but in all honesty as I look back at the last two weeks I wish I would have handled it with more grace and patience. If you are making progress don't stress about it. If you get all stressed out you will be tempted to give up.
Thanks again to all those who helped me take a step back and see the big picture.
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ThomasPaul
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I tend to like to sit down and complete things "all at once". Only problem is some things are too big to complete all at once. It definitely is a worth while skill to learn to break it down into smaller pieces like you said. That's something I'm still working on.
slayton1s
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