Category: Blogging & Social Media

What once was new and shiny becomes a burden over time

A box of Kellogg's Krave cereal serves as a metaphor
Do we crave the rush of new or the joy of commitment?

 

Same photo, and a fourth, different application.

What once was new and shiny becomes a burden over time. There are things we begin doing as leaders when we’re new or new to a position, that later become a burden.

It’s similar to the honeymoon effect people talk about.

The point is, after four years of not missing a day writing five differently-themed blogs, today marks the beginning of the 50 continuous month.

We can ask ourselves, “What are we committed to and why are we so committed?”

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I was a complete joke, and maybe still am

I was a complete joke from 2003 – 2008, and maybe still am. Laugh if you want, but this applies to all of us. When we look back on our lives in five and ten year increments, we seemed like such a punk “back then”.

What we convinced ourselves was impossible then, is so minuscule now, it’s embarrassing how small we thought “back then”.

Our big, hairy, audacious goals right?

Why do we dream them up if we aren’t gonna go for it?

Sometimes we sit on these for decades.

Four years ago I forced myself to write five daily, differently-themed blogs for 100 straight days (500 posts upon completion).

Now, what was once impossible to accomplish, is now my “surplus-posts buffer”.

So yeah, there are 100 days (500 posts) already written. Done. Waiting. Extra.

Pretty ridiculous, eh?

We thrive, or regret, in proportion to this common, but quiet, opportunity… (freely shared here)

 

This is day 1,460 of what was supposed to last only 100 days

photo of small child sleeping peacefully
having a father around is a blessing many boys never get

 

This is day 1,460 of what was supposed to be only a 100 day (writing bootcamp). It also started as a way for a worried Dad wanting to leave a trial of wisdom for his young Son, in case something bad happened.

Bad things do happen. All. The. Time.

Leading by example has always been common sense.

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This month jeff noel is encouraging Mid Life Celebration readers to follow all five daily blogs about work life balance. To go in an instant from this money (career) blog to the HQ blog, just click -> go to Next Blog

 

Milestone Monday, that’s what I’m calling it

Trashed Marlboro box in the sand
take boring and redundant and add deadly to it

 

Milestone Monday, that’s what I’m calling it. What else would you call it? I mean, Monday marks the beginning of the fifth year of writing five daily, differently-themed blogs.

So four full and complete years equals 7,300 blog posts (365 x 4 x 5= 7,300).

Truth be told, it’s closer to 7.8k.

This is an insignificant fact in everyone’s life except mine. I get that.

What is not insignificant in anyone’s life is the ability to persevere.

And perhaps, that’s the hidden gem in what might seem like a boring, redundant routine…

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This month jeff noel is encouraging Mid Life Celebration readers to follow all five daily blogs about work life balance. To go in an instant from this money (career) blog to the HQ blog, just click -> go to Next Blog

 

Midlife spit and polish sounds weird, but will pay dividends

photo of a big rock with the number 5 on it
Life has five big choices: mind, body, spirit, money, and hq

 

Working real hard to add some spit and polish to Mid Life Celebration’s five websites.

Perhaps the illiterate of the future will be those who can’t code.

Code is poetry. – WordPress

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This month jeff noel is encouraging Mid Life Celebration readers to follow all five daily blogs about work life balance. To go in an instant from this money (career) blog to the HQ blog, just click -> go to Next Blog