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Lessons Learned From Accepting A Challenge

Winnie Kao dropped the gauntlet. She asked anyone and everyone to join her in blogging every day for a week. Many, including me, accepted her challenge.

Making the commitment to blogging every day for seven days forced me to adjust my work schedule to write every ink-158459_1280day – weekends included. Yesterday I posted my blog less than 20 minutes before midnight. I could have written two posts today, but that wasn’t the agreement I made with Winnie. So . . . after getting home from my husband’s company party, I wrote a blog post. Not my best work, but a post nonetheless.

Taking the challenge to participate in the Your Turn Challenge helped me see a few things more clearly. Here are some of the lessons I learned from this challenge:

  • Shipping is better than perfect.
  • Your word matters.
  • Habits can be set or broken in a week.
  • Powerful communities can be formed in a week.
  • Taking a risk can produce some wild results.

I’ve met some wonderful people this week, and I’ve read some powerful blog posts. Participating in this challenge has been the best decision I’ve made in 2015. Thanks, Winnie, and all of my colleagues who jumped on this challenge.

Lessons Learned From Accepting A Challenge was last modified: January 25th, 2015 by Deb Nelson

January’s Clean Slate: Take Advantage of the Opportunity to Recharge, Restart, and Reboot

Thanks to the Your Turn Blog Challenge, I’m on a roll. This is day four of the seven-day challenge. I’ve completed four blog posts, joined two blogging communities, and put an end to my drought in the blog-o-sphere.

Like many people, I’m using the start of the new year as an opportunity to set some goals, reassess what’s important to me, and get down to work. How lucky am I that Winnie Kao and Seth Godin are using the new year to motivate bloggers to put their thoughts in print. Brilliant for them; inspiring for me.

snow-man-541740_1280Creating quite a buzz online, this group of hundreds is burning up the interwebs with thoughts that otherwise would not have been shared. I’ve read some amazing posts; take a look at this post by Heather Parady. It by far my favorite: Intense. Real. Thought-Provoking. Head on over to twitter and search #YourTurnChallenge. Set your timer; this is a seemingly endless rabbit hole – all good stuff that will keep you here past your bedtime.

Now take a look at your plans for 2015. Use this challenge to move the needle on your goals. What small steps can you take today to move forward? And then tomorrow? Remember, you’ve got that clean slate. No labels. No negative self-talk. No excuses.

2015 appears to be the year for shipping. I’d love to know what you’re shipping.

January’s Clean Slate: Take Advantage of the Opportunity to Recharge, Restart, and Reboot was last modified: January 22nd, 2015 by Deb Nelson

What’s Stopping You From Sharing Your Story? Maybe Seth Godin Can Help.

Got a great idea that you haven’t quite been able to put into action? Oh, yes, there are plenty of reasons to wait before sharing your genius with the world:

  • You need to do more researchThis Might Work
  • You’re not an expert.
  • No one will understand your idea.

That self-doubt knows just when to show up to squelch the most beautiful ideas. What if, though, you ignore that little voice in the back of your head and realize:

  • You’ve done plenty of research?
  • That research you’ve done has made you quite knowledgeable in your field?
  • The masses get your idea and think it’s awesome?

Where can we turn when that lizard brain takes hold and threatens us with the dreaded analysis paralysis? Enter Seth Godin. Oh. My. Goodness. A friend and colleague gave me one of Seth’s big ideas – yes, that book you see pictured above. How big an idea? How about a book that measures 11 ¼” x 15” – and did I mention that it’s almost 3 inches thick and weighs 15 pounds?!?

All I can say is thank you, Seth Godin, for practicing what you preach and making us all the wiser for it. This book contains the best of Seth’s blog and online writing from 2006 – 2012. It is the epitome of what thinking big and shipping are all about:

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  • Done is so much better than perfect.
  • Now is better than tomorrow.
  • Dreaming bigger is important.

Instead of thinking, “What if this doesn’t work?” how about thinking, THIS MIGHT WORK.

It’s time to share your story.

What’s Stopping You From Sharing Your Story? Maybe Seth Godin Can Help. was last modified: May 31st, 2013 by Deb Nelson