I realize this blog is becoming more occasional. Mostly because I've been prioritizing actually doing the work over documenting it. But I've also been going through a bit of overwhelm, as well as some rejiggering of my original plan.

I've been continuing to build out my Systeme sites, and I believe I'm approaching a point where I will soon need to start paying for the lowest tier of service. While incurring an expense before I've begun generating income is a bit nerve-wracking, it's also exciting, because of two things:
1. It means I'm reaching a critical mass where I can actually start marketing and selling things

2. It lights a fire under me to do the above, so that the site will become an asset rather than just an expense

There's also the fact that I'm currently running a couple of extra Systeme subdomains, and I'd like to stop that, and bring all of my funnels, CRM system, etc., under my four core domains.

I still have days where I don't know what to put on my Current Missions page. Sometimes that's due to lack of clarity, but more often than not it's a matter of "eating the elephant." That is, the process of building a business is an ENORMOUS endeavor. So knowing which part to nibble at next can easily cause me to slip into overwhelm.

Keeping myself out of this overwhelm requires three basic steps:

First, I used the techniques I learned in Sage Grayson's FREE Closest to Cash challenge to outline my path.

Second, I used my own Core 5 system to stay motivated on a daily basis - details coming once I build out the course explaining how this works. 😊 For now I'll just say it's a super-simple planner system that's built to address and even capitalize on the dual nature of AuDHD.

Third, when the overwhelm gets the better of me, I use my own FREE tool: the What Should I Work On Right NOW worksheet. This gives me the traction I need to kick myself out of overwhelm and stop spinning my wheels, even on some of my worst days.

But what do I do when I'm facing the non-overwhelm piece of this - a lack of clarity?

Short answer: I journal.

I wish I could say I have a daily journaling practice, but no. It's really something I only use when I have SO MANY thoughts swirling in my head that I HAVE TO get them down in written format in order to get that precious, precious clarity.

As an AuDHDer, I have NO shortage of ideas. They sprout out of my head like hairs, and I have pretty much zero control over that. My Core 5 system has a place for capturing those ideas, as well as places for the steps I need to execute to bring them into existence.

But deciding WHICH ideas are worthy of spending my one, precious life on? That's the harder part. I wish it were as simple as saying "this has worked for me, so I should share it so that it can help others as well," since that's kinda my overarching aim with this business.

But alas, that bar is too low. SO MANY things have worked for me, that it still doesn't help me direct my energy. So instead I have to distill the wisdom I've gathered over the years into a more powerful form, so that I provide maximum value. This takes a lot more work, and leaves me open to being dragged down by my own perfectionism. So a lot of times my journaling is just about me telling myself "you've done enough. Done is better than perfect. Move on to the next thing."

And then I journal some more to decide what that "next thing" should be. 😊