Shifting Focus: Coming Down and Moving Up
Life is glorious change. And so it means growing, shifting and trying things. So I'm gonna try it with my website. Created for play and as a learning tool, my existing personal site,
ChelseaRocks.info, has been my platform for practicing my multimedia development skills over the past 2 years. Now it's time to grow.
Why scrap and move on...but, mostly, why blog about it to everyone? Because who cares what one girl's doing in her life and her thoughts about it! Does it relate to you? How does it really matter to your life, other than being a tiny detail about where I am these days or what I'm doing? Really--who cares!
Why do you read magazines or books, visit websites and keep up with the news?
Because it matters to you and your life in some way.
You read and visit the sites because it keeps you in tune with society, updates you on something or helps you improve yourself. You learn tips for how to lose 10 pounds or have better sex, check the scores from last night's game, read opinions about news topics, and so on. Beyond helping you and your own goals, your interest probably fades pretty quickly.
But I want to matter to you! I want you to want to come to my blog, enjoy reading and even consider what I'm saying later in your day when you're somewhere else. My blog site needs to give you something: inspiration, information, guidance, camaraderie...
something.
To aim to do that for you is very ambitious and almost ridiculous or pompous to think that I can do so.
But I'm going to try. Chelsea-Rocks.info is going to come down and Rock-the-Journey.com will be born. Rock-the-Journey.com will have links to articles and blogs that inspire me, key points to stay motivated, and descriptions of experiences that I think will be useful to you as you go for your own goals. It will be aimed towards you who are trying to reach goals and not lose stamina. Starting from the beginning not really knowing what you're doing, or how to get what you want--but keeping with it anyway. Obviously I don't have those answers. But it's what I'm going through. I hope I can be comforting or inspiring by talking about it and sharing resources.
Thanks so
much for those of you who have been reading my stuff so far. It's an honor to write something you take a moment to read. May I be able to give something back.
Labels: challenges, change, life, motivation
Go Big for Potential, or Stay Small and Conserve?
Considering options for expanding in the new business venture, partnering with Jason with Computer Express, we are looking at two spaces on St. Thomas. One offers
7 times (!) the space, 875 sq. ft, a divided office space on the second floor of a popular business/shopping complex in the Red Hook area. The space has its own bathroom, a reception area, and multiple rooms where we could stock inventory, shoot videos, and a large space for the repairs. It's ideal for what we anticipate--about 4 times growth in our customer base. With the potential we see ahead, this space fits our goals and would be perfect. It's also double what we wanted to pay in rent.
The second space is next door, at 475 sq ft it's still 3 times larger than our space on St. John. It also would require build-out, as it's just an empty, worn space right now with a main area and a closet. It would suit our needs now, because it
is larger than what we have and we could make it work. The rent is what we were hoping to find. But...meh.
So the question becomes, do you venture forward with a big leap, anticipating the potential growth and reorganizing finances to make it work? Or stick to the smaller space, build it up (which would also delay our opening date...) and stay conservative?
I say go for the gold. If you're not going to aim high, why are you trying?
Labels: career, goals, motivation, new business
Zoning In
I'm currently reading Timothy Ferris' book, "The Four Hour Workweek". It's fabulous! One point mentioned that I read today I thought I would share. Most of us are good at one or two things, and pretty bad at everything else. We know what we're good at. We also often try hard to improve on the things we're not good at. A procrastinator tries to adhere to a planned, regular work schedule; a runner tries to also excel at swimming; a shy person tries to stand up for herself when criticized. Trying to improve upon the things we're bad at isn't productive. 9 times out of 10, you'll only become mediocre at it at best. However, if you aim to improve upon the things you know you're good at, you'll excel and make yourself stand out among others as you become known for it. You'll also find it easier to improve because you're already talented with it. You'll enjoy it more because it's something that comes to you naturally and your confidence will build quickly.
A great tip with a non-conventional twist. Do what you're good at; don't waste time trying to do what you're not.
Labels: motivation, personal excellence, talent
Mixin' It Up
It's widely accepted that Mondays are rough by nature. Two days of weekend, breaking the routine, only to get back into gear and face everything you left on the week before. Likewise, getting motivated for the same daily work out routine, or the same place to go for lunch, or the same conversations when you come home can be difficult. Being enthusiastic about routine activities, chores or relationships is something that takes effort. How do you get your juice going for these things? One sure-fire solution: change it up. Approach it differently. Think about it from another perspective. This morning instead of the sprint run I do every Monday, I decided to vary it and go to the gym, try new machines, see other people. Sounds like nothing, but boy! That was fun! I really enjoyed and am looking forward to trying it again tomorrow! When you come home to your partner, think about what it's like for them to be coming home to you. I bet they did something interesting today that you may not know about. Start by asking them, or instead, ask if they want to join you for a brief walk to unwind. Are you eating the same thing for dinner that you eat 15 times a month? Have you tried grabbing produce from the market that you don't really know what it is? Or tried eating a meal that's only green and red? Whatever. It doesn't take much, and perhaps that's why it's so refreshing when you do try something new...it really doesn't take much to change things up a bit. What have you got to lose, anyway? Love to hear your ideas.
Labels: change, enthusiasm, inspiration, motivation, routine
