Thanks, Shannon, that has been my go-to mantra for the last few years every time I notice an upset. 
I think it's time for an update. I'm posting even less regularly than before, mostly because most things I do feel effortless. That's a good thing in my book. Being upset, as well as being content seem to be just different versions of being stuck, regurgitating on a single thought.
I, on the other hand, don't seem to be doing either of those. I'm just making progress on my goals, relentlessly. I still need more physical rest than I allow myself and I wish I could squeeze in time for more social activities, but that's hardly a priority for me. Maybe the more work I begin to outsource, the more I'll be able to do that.
After my last rant, I turned a few things around, but not in the way I expected. I leaned more aggressively towards programming and started applying my skills. I began to write Python scripts, which automated a lot of the stuff, that I'm usually doing in SEO. I can safely say that some of the stuff I can do would seem to me like magic just a few months ago. Now, it takes me 1-2 days at most to write a 'magical' program that saves me a ton of work. If I keep going, I can probably learn to write such scripts in as little as 2-3 hours. Not sure if I would need to, but it's a nice feat.
Learning this still takes up a lot of my time, but I don't necessarily think I'm "behaving like a worker, instead of an entrepreneur" as I previously said. I may have legitimately needed to build my programming skills and confidence before I started outsourcing. I have much better understanding of how to write code correctly and efficiently. Therefore, I can assess how much time a programmer would really need (as opposed to "would like to have in order to goof off a little") to complete a project. I'm also a better judge of how much a certain project would cost.
I'm actually stunned how my confidence in programming can leak through to other areas, such as dealing with women. I used to think that learning programming would turn me into a geek, but that doesn't seem to hold up as true. It actually helped me embrace my logical side more, which in turn helps me allow for more emotionality in women. Which, of course, they love. The stereotype of the geeky anti-social programmer is definitely far from universal.
To sum up - I think I'll allow myself to delve into programming a little more. I'm still a tiny bit scared of becoming a geek without noticing, but it does allow me to assess certain situations better. Getting funding is the easy part.
I think it's time for an update. I'm posting even less regularly than before, mostly because most things I do feel effortless. That's a good thing in my book. Being upset, as well as being content seem to be just different versions of being stuck, regurgitating on a single thought.
I, on the other hand, don't seem to be doing either of those. I'm just making progress on my goals, relentlessly. I still need more physical rest than I allow myself and I wish I could squeeze in time for more social activities, but that's hardly a priority for me. Maybe the more work I begin to outsource, the more I'll be able to do that.
After my last rant, I turned a few things around, but not in the way I expected. I leaned more aggressively towards programming and started applying my skills. I began to write Python scripts, which automated a lot of the stuff, that I'm usually doing in SEO. I can safely say that some of the stuff I can do would seem to me like magic just a few months ago. Now, it takes me 1-2 days at most to write a 'magical' program that saves me a ton of work. If I keep going, I can probably learn to write such scripts in as little as 2-3 hours. Not sure if I would need to, but it's a nice feat.
Learning this still takes up a lot of my time, but I don't necessarily think I'm "behaving like a worker, instead of an entrepreneur" as I previously said. I may have legitimately needed to build my programming skills and confidence before I started outsourcing. I have much better understanding of how to write code correctly and efficiently. Therefore, I can assess how much time a programmer would really need (as opposed to "would like to have in order to goof off a little") to complete a project. I'm also a better judge of how much a certain project would cost.
I'm actually stunned how my confidence in programming can leak through to other areas, such as dealing with women. I used to think that learning programming would turn me into a geek, but that doesn't seem to hold up as true. It actually helped me embrace my logical side more, which in turn helps me allow for more emotionality in women. Which, of course, they love. The stereotype of the geeky anti-social programmer is definitely far from universal.
To sum up - I think I'll allow myself to delve into programming a little more. I'm still a tiny bit scared of becoming a geek without noticing, but it does allow me to assess certain situations better. Getting funding is the easy part.
