Welcome to July 2020

Today marks the unofficial halfway point of the 2020 calendar year and there are a few things that I’ve learned so far. These things are things that I’ve been fighting against for years but the world had other plans for me, and my stubbornness. This covid-19 pandemic has FORCED me to sit still. Under normal circumstances, I’d be running around, constantly hustling to make things happen. I always felt as if that was necessary in order for me to see any progress. In fact, I believed that so wholeheartedly that I actually manifested that reality. I wasn’t able to earn the money I needed to earn unless I was pushing myself to the point where it was actually unhealthy, physically, mentally or spiritually. For years, family, friends and even my readers would beg me to get rest. Thus plague on the world forced me to do just that when people close to me couldn’t even convince me.

When the world got put on “time out,” I finally had all the time in the world to do just what I’ve always wanted to do, which was to sit still and just write. I did the complete opposite because I felt lost. My regular routine was out of whack and I honestly didn’t know what to do with myself at first, so I fell into procrastination. I should have written five new books by now. (I’ve written two though so I’m kinda proud of that.) I had to accept that the “old normal” was toxic to me. I’ve evolved and I’ve been able to still maintain what I need to maintain without killing myself. They key to that has been faith. Faith that opportunities will come to me if I remain focused and consistent. I believe that good things will happen and then they do. I don’t panic or behave as if I fear struggle so, I don’t. I am finally realizing that I have the ability to create my own reality. I am recognizing how blessed I truly am to have folks who go so hard to support me and my work.

For as long as I can remember, I’ve always operated and functioned in a state of chaos, which is powerful in a way. It’s magic to take chaos and organize it into tangible things but, I definitely need to be more organized. The world is already chaotic. It’s a tall task to make sense of it on most days without me adding more of that to my life. I’ve decided to be more deliberate, methodical and consistent with my efforts to continue to grow my career.

Procrastination is the enemy of progress and consistency is one of the major keys to any semblance of success.

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