Wiredgirl, Interrupted

Been awhile since my last post…I said I will chronicle my days of online living but I got so caught up with the things I missed that I neglected this blog. But now I’m back and ready to roll.

Weeks passed since I quit my day job and I’ve been working from home. Time just seems to fly out of the window as you surf, chat, send e-mails, research and prepare documents. How I never really noticed this when I was in a regular office but now every minute, hour and day that passed seem to be precious. That not keeping up to the schedule and deadlines that you have set leaves a guilty feeling that you know only you can remedy. So it takes self-discipline to accomplish anything that you have promised yourself to do. Because now…there are no more bosses or colleagues to remind you. No more reprimands or memos…just you and that nagging little voice that tells you, “What have you done for today?”

The same colleague who got me into this gave me a tip…that is, to prepare my daily schedule and to keep up with it virtuously – no matter what. “There may be lapses, but try to make up for them” is what he said. Easy to say, difficult to do. What does it really take to be successful in all these? Is it really just a matter of self-discipline or much more than that? I’ve realized…motivation and happiness have a lot more to do with it. Being motivated and happy with what you are doing are important factors to stay focused and not allowing yourself to be distracted…or in my case, interrupted. And no amount of self-discipline can help you succeed without these two other elements.

Having said all that, I can safely tell you that I’ve mustered just enough self-discipline and found the motivation and happiness to make it through. So ‘til my next post…you can bet that there will be no more interruptions ;)