Life gets in the way.

That's what everybody
seems to be telling
me these days.

I always hear a lot
of this around holiday
seasons, like the one
we're in the middle
of now, in the U.S.

But what exactly does
it mean when you say
"life gets in the way?"

Obviously, you always
have to deal with
"real life" issues
that take you away
from your business
focus.

I think that the
"life gets in the way"
issue just means
that you have more
to deal with than
usual.

If you have a dentist
appointment, you go
to it, come home and
get back to work.

No big deal.

But if you have a
big dental issue, and
have to go to the
dentist 3 times in a
single week for major
work...

then you come home
and don't even have
the energy or clarity
to work on your blog...

then you say that life
gets in the way.

So holiday season,
everybody's telling
me they can't stay
focused b/c so much
else is happening
with family, shopping,
cooking, traveling
and all that.

So, here's what I
suggest you do when
life gets in your
way this holiday
season.

Never skip 2 days in
a row.

That's my hot tip.
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Say you have to go
shopping.

Now, you have to take
an entire day away
from your blog or
affiliate campaign.

Don't feel guilty.

Don't get all confused
and overwhelmed b/c
you know you neglected
some things on your blog.

Enjoy the day.

Get your shopping done
and have fun

But, on the next day,
make sure you get back
to your business.

Even if the next day
you have another million
things to do...

make sure to get back
to your blog or biz.

It doesn't have to be
all day.

If your typical online
work day is 5 hours,
for instance, get back
to your computer and
get some essential
things done for 1 or 2
hours, at least.

Even 1 hour!

I'll tell you why this
is so very important.

Running a successful
online business requires
that you take action.

Taking action from a
dead standstill is very
hard.

If you have to write
a blog post, you have
no idea what to write,
you don't feel like
doing it, yet you're
staring at a white
screen and wondering
where to begin...

that's a standstill.

Once you get your
idea and put together
a 3 point outline for
it, the page is no
longer white.

You've got some text.

You have taken action.

Come back the next
day to continue working
on it and guess what.

You're not starting
from a standstill.

The project has begun.

It's so much easier
to get into the flow
on the second day
b/c you have an outline
to work from, maybe
even a paragraph or 2
that you've jotted down.

This is what we call
momentum.

You're picking up where
you left off, and just
keeping the ball rolling.

It takes far less effort
to keep a ball rolling
once it's in motion, than
trying to budge it from
a motionless standstill.

When you put in just
one hour a day, consistently,
during a rough time when
life's getting in your way...

you are keeping your
business rolling.

You're moving in the right
direction, and most of all,
you are moving...

You are maintaining
momentum.

If you stay away from
your blog for 2 or 3 days
in a row, guess what
happens.

You lose momentum.

You lose clarity.

You forget what you were
trying to accomplish and
now it's like having to
start all over again.

Don't lose your momentum.

Do you know how many
people I've seen quit
their business altogether
because they got away
from it too long.

Then it gets too hard
to start all over.

It plays on your head
and tells you "I just
can't do this."

That's because you've
made it seem hard.

You've put yourself
in a position of having
to take action from a
standstill instead of
simply maintaining your
momentum.

When the time comes that
you can get back to your
5 hour, or 8 hour or
whatever... workday...

It flows smoothly b/c
you're in the groove,
you're in motion, now
you just need to pick
up the pace.

How's your life
these days?

Is it getting in
your way?

How do you handle
your blog 'n biz
when it does?

While you're thinking
through those issues,
take a moment to
let me know how your
Friday blueprint is
shaping up this week.

Hit the Reply and
keep me in the loop.

Talk soon,

Donna

-Donna & David-
Whirlwind Success

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