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Day 2496 – Progress On My Book And A Sneak Peek Of The Last Chapter

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I have been working on my book for years now. It has been a really frustrating journey, I’m not going to lie. I’ve had to start from scratch about 3 times so far. I have felt doubt. I have stopped many, many times. I finally had the realization that to write a book about work and how it applies to the Christian, I needed to start from the source (the bible, duh Jen!) Since then, I have found a rhythm and a groove. Today, I wanted to see how much more I had to do. So I created a spreadsheet with what I’ve written and what I’ve typed. A few months back, Bret and I went to the National Archives Museum and I bought a quill. I have been writing each chapter with this quill! I love feeling like I’m living hundreds of years ago, leaving a record of my thoughts. Then I type the chapter into my Word document. It’s a cool process that works for me. A week or so ago, I wrote what I knew would be the last chapter. THAT was a really motivating day! There are times in my life and work when something just clicks and it finally makes sense. Writing that chapter was it for me. My format for the book is taking a verse or verses from the bible about work and breaking it down and giving my thoughts and application ideas. If you notice, I have a list of 85 verses! And it’s growing. I find other verses that apply as I read through the bible doing my devotions. God has a LOT to say about work! I cannot wait to share what I’ve written!

Verse from what I think will be the final chapter – “strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.”
Acts 14:22

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Day 2463 – Trying To Procrastinate

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I hit my lunch time slump and decided to procrastinate and read. Funny enough, I got a book out of the library on just that topic – Procrastination On Purpose. I started reading it, not really sure what type of book it would be. The more I read and learn about business, the more critical I am of fluff. I will stop reading a book, listening to a webinar, following someone if they’re all fluff. Keep the “you can do it!” stuff, please. Give me the meat and potatoes. As my friend and amazing business woman Mara Glazer would say – “Cut the crap!”

As I jumped in, I found myself taking notes very quickly. The way I read books (if I don’t own them) is to copy quotes that speak to me, are good advice and I generally want to remember. By page 10, I’d already written down 5 things. A few highlights:

“Priority dilution – delaying the day’s most important activities by consciously or unconsciously allowing our attention to shift to less important tasks.”

“The most successful people I knew never complained or even spoke about how busy they were.”

“Your problem is not that you are too busy, your problem is that you don’t own your situation.”

“You are not a victim. You are in charge. You are capable. You are powerful enough to decide what you will and won’t do with your time.”

Already, in the first few pages, this guy is cutting the crap. I found myself thinking, oh, yea, my super long to do list today was not because my life is so hard and I’m sooooo busy….it’s my own darn fault. I was reminded of binge watching 7 nearly 50 minute episodes in two days, hours and hours playing Disney Magic Kingdoms and Minions Paradise AND camping that brought me here. We’ll see if I finish the book but it was a great reminder to this procrastinator.

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