I am just getting started and allowing my brain to wake up. It’s taking a lot longer this morning as yesterday was so mentally tough. I wish the inertia was not so prevalent this morning. I feel a marked lack of ambition today and I don’t like where this is ultimately headed. To be frank, I know that it’s up to me to change directions into a more positive one. With that in mind, I have some goals for today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My goal is to spend 3-4 hours today working on my business plan. I want to get 2-4 sections completed during this time. My SCORE mentor gave me some homework to get a mini-business plan template completed by Wednesday, March 18th. With some concerted effort this can be done. I know I am not in the best place mentally because I am finding myself wanting to retreat into cyberspace. It’s times like these, that SMART goals come into play. SMART stands for specific, manageable, achievable, realistic, and time limited. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
SMART goals are a good way to go about getting over inertia. They talk about doing a variation of this in the mental health community. One of the things I need practice at is setting these goals. Today’s goal is definitely doable. I notice that a large part of my personal experience with feeling despondent is the really short attention span that comes with it. I feel myself grasping at straws for idea and going off on tangents or even doing things out of order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am used to somewhat circuitous and non-linear thinking when business is very logic and order oriented. Brainstorming sessions are for non-linear thinking. Writing the business plan needs to be done in a more orderly fashion because each step is dependent on the one before it. I envision my business progression happening in stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first stage is bootstrapping. During this phase, I will need money coming in the door and flexibility. I want to try being an Uber driver to bring in the money and have a flexible schedule. Since Uber might not be sustainable in the short-to-medium term, I will be slowly offering various services geared towards the business-to-business sector: logo design, logo merchandise and apparel, virtual assistant services, and virtual CIO services. From these services, I see myself towards my ultimate goal of having my own fashion and apparel lines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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