Comments on: Prioritizing Work – Part Deux

By: Adam McFarland

Adam McFarland — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:48:29 +0000

Good luck Oke! As always, drop me an email if there’s anything I can do to help or if you just want to bounce an idea off of me.

By: OKe

OKe — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 03:27:04 +0000

Thanks again for the insightful post. I am gleaming right now that you wrote a post about my question, however, you did have it on your mind to write.

Your quotes: “In many cases, prioritizing the work isn’t the hardest part. It’s figuring out how to prioritize your time in general. ”

“Set short-term boundaries and goals that force you into action now (today, tomorrow, or this weekend at the latest). Procrastination is my enemy, and it has to be yours too.”

These 2 quotes hit hard to me. I have been going through the motions for the past couple of weeks due to the move and now the dog at the new apartment. What I need to do is spend a couple of hours 1 day this week to iron out my goals and then figure out a way to accomplish them. I thank you so much for this personal information that should help me get things in order.

P.S. Thanks for the link love!

By: Adam McFarland

Adam McFarland — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:16:57 +0000

@ Leigh – keep your head up. I definitely know exactly how you feel and I’ve obviously been there myself. It gets easier over time

@ Chris – glad to have you aboard. Just dropped you an email.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:01:01 +0000

Stumbled across your blog and its very well written. Would like to share ideas, blog posts etc. Good content that is also real is hard to come by on the web. My email is above if you are interested.

By: Leigh

Leigh — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 04:50:43 +0000

This post really spoke to me. I have a really hard time handling my friends’ and family members’ reactions when I tell them I am self-employed. Sample reactions:

Me: I started my own company in July. I write advertising and marketing copy for companies, as well as electronic books.

My Pastor: “Well, at least you’re working.” (Said in the same tone as if I just showed him a picture of a dismembered corpse!)

My friend from high school, at a summer cookout: “How’s unemployment? I mean, self-employment?”

My mother actually suggested to me last week that I apply for food stamps since I am “not working.”

I know I should ignore these things and just work harder to prove people wrong, but sometimes these comments really get me down and I get stuck in a rut work-wise. I have two friends who encourage me, but they also don’t really understand what it is I do, so it’s still hard.

I’ve been trying to work through my issues with prioritizing things by making to-do lists, setting small goals instead of huge ones, etc. It is helping so far.