Getting into the thick of it
After having started so many projects it feels at times wrong to not be starting something new but to continue with something already started. It feels even weirder that the projects I’m continuing are ones a younger version of myself started.
Maybe this is one of those philosophical questions where we ask if we were smarter when we were younger? If we are so much smarter when we are older how come, we keep going back to work on a vision we came up with when we were younger.
This is getting to the messy, thick part of the projects. The part where it’s past the initial beginning of setting things up and the initial excitement of the project. Not quite at the part where everything is shiny and complete. This is the part where most of the work happens. The part of starting things, not being satisfied with them, redoing them and redoing them again until getting a satisfactory result.
Schedule
It’s good to have a schedule. This has helped me feel less overwhelmed with the number of responsibilities I have and extra tasks I’ve given myself. It’s been easier to complete things, forget about them for the rest of the day and accomplish more things. I know the next day I can look back at my habits and focus on those. The day in day out of it is good. I know I’m not accomplishing everything every single day, but I’ve made so much progress that it is getting to be a great thing.
Grind it out
Day in, day out getting things done. The more you show up the easier it is to get into the habit of accomplishing tasks. You get your body into and mind into a specific state faster because you’ve had to do it so many times. That is where the practice comes in handy. Having specific warm up exercises for specific skills can accelerate your skill building.
The way you feel can be misleading. You can feel great and go into a session of work and it be a terrible time. The opposite is also true. You can start things feeling not the greatest and end up having one of your best sessions.
Stay in it
It’s easy to be tempted to abandon your project in the middle. I’m guilty of doing that on several occasions. However, sticking through the middle, working things out is how you end up on the other side.
A good way of sticking in your project is taking a break, finding some motivational words and some highly energetic music. That can help shift your mindset enough to get back into your project.
