Day 6: Making Time.

Most of us don't have enough time, do we?

With every task crossed off the eternal to-do list, another five seem to miraculously appear. At least that's how I felt. Suddenly my days were filled with chores, and success measured in items completed from a list of things I didn't want to do. I kept waiting for a time when I'd have time.

Then I realized that time wasn't coming.

I think we all put ourselves pretty low on the priority totem pole, don't we? Our jobs, bank accounts and bills take precedence over the projects we keep meaning to start or the activities we would like to do if there was more time. But the way we spend our time is the way we define our lives. I don't know about you, but I'd rather not have my days chalked up to errand girl gets a gold star. And I know it's trite, but investing in yourself really does enrich your life, your job and your relationships. Validate your creativity, prioritize your projects and well...the rest just kind of falls into place.

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS:

This is so far the biggest challenge. Yesterday's risk was to start the website I've had in my mind for some time now. I have spent a lot of hours already just trying to secure the domain name, since the one I had my heart set on was for sale for $ 6,088.88...not quite in the budget. But, I am still searching for a new domain name that I like, and one that I'll actually be able to remember. So it's a little over my self-imposed 24 hour deadline, but some things are worth the extra look! Stay tuned...

TODAY'S CHALLENGE: Pitch a column to a magazine.

This falls under the category: Other careers I would have attempted. But with this new challenge, I can think of absolutely no reason not to throw it out there.

Once I thought about the reality of writing a column, the ideas just started to flow. If I'm being honest, the topics are all over the place right now, so I'm not sure which magazines I'll be aiming for at this moment - but I will be writing some mock articles today and tomorrow to see which I enjoy the most, and narrow it down from there.

The more you just keep doing, the easier it is to focus on the creating and not the results.

Thanks for reading!