When It Rains...

I'm in the midst of a downpour. Fresh off the heels of my job offer, I got the results from my Store Clerk county exam. I was convinced I bombed it because I took it blind. Contrary to my fears, I scored in the A-category--the highest group. There's good, and then there's good without a conscience. Whatever challenges may come my way, I say "Bring it on!"

A Real Test

I woke up late. This cuts down on my available time significantly. I have an entire schedule ahead of me and I gotta figure out the best way to order things. I recently wrote about multitasking and how I'm good at it in the sense that I can queue up task effectively. I suppose now is a good time to test my mettle. Gotta stay consistent. I can't lapse at this crucial moment.

Close It

"If I don't get it done today, then I'll do it later."

How many times have we told ourselves this? I have a bad habit of pushing things back. When it comes to any task, significant or not, I'm all about delays. But rather than delay, I'll employ a different tactic--I'll close it. If I don't get it done today, then I'll forget about it.

Stress is the ultimate enemy. If I keep breaking promises to myself, I'm only putting on more pressure. Ideally, I wouldn't be in this position, but since my tasks are personal at the moment, it's best to close assignments than leave them open.

Simplicity is the best way to approach life. Keeping a list of everything is like taking stock of the anchor around my neck. I can't focus on that. I have to keep moving. Deal with it, come up with something new, and venture forth into the future.

I won't be held back.

From the Top

This isn't an Event Log. This is a declaration of intent. Since I've started Event Logs in the beginning of this year, I have rarely missed a beat and proved to myself that I have the capability to create content daily. I started the endeavor as writing practice. It's now become routine, and like any routine, it's time to add to it.

If Event Logs are an account of what I did for that day, then this would be a statement of what I would like to accomplish before it starts. Writing has always been a form of accountability for me. If I say I'm going to do something on paper, I'm beholden to it. I'm not going to promise a bunch of grandiose and ambitious things on my first statement of intent, but I will have to impose new discipline on myself. Times are getting desperate, and desperation has a way of making men fly.

It's all about effort and time management. Too many minutes and hours leak out of my day. I have to take advantage of those cycles. I can't let them go to waste. It starts with discipline. I have to reign myself and keep my passions from taking over. I've tried a bunch of different strategies, but sometimes, the best way to do things is headfirst.