After two weeks of griping about my lack of action on my various projects, I’ve been busy getting things done and wow! it’s been a productive week.
First off, if you’re reading this directly from the blog rather than a feed reader, you’ll notice that Someday Syndrome has a slightly new look. I’ve added a landing page that explains what Someday Syndrome is, plus I’ve added a Someday Newsletter sign-up form.
Yes, that’s right, starting in January, I will be sending out a newsletter. Subscribe now and get extra tips that you won’t find here on the blog.
Now for my exposure in the rest of the world…
I’m a bit of an evangelist – no, not the icky TV-religious type – I simply love reaching out to as many people as possible with my message about Someday Syndrome.
Imagine my joy, therefore, this week when I had three opportunities to spread the joy. The first was on Tuesday when Barbara at Blogging Without A Blog named me as one of the two (Not So) New Blogs of the Week. I shared this recognition with J.D. Meier of Sources of Insight and was honoured to do so – it’s a great blog that I highly recommend everyone check out.
Then later on Tuesday, Leo Babauta on ZenHabits published a guest post called 11 Way to Cure Someday Syndrome and I was totally blown away by the response to it.
Finally on Thursday, Erin Dolan at Unclutterer.com published another guest post called Sharing Space and Dealing with Moments of Chaos. Again, the reader response has been awe-inspiring.
Thanks to Leo and Erin for giving me the chance to expose myself to their readers and to Barbara for exposing me of her own accord.
While I might be the only Someday Mentor on the ‘Net (that I know of), I’m certainly not the only person who can help you overcome procrastination, clear clutter, and follow your dreams.
I’ve therefore pulled together the best resources that I know of to help you cure Someday Syndrome. You’ll find links to these affiliate programs in the sidebar – hit refresh or visit other pages in the blog to see all the available products and services.
And because I’m not content just sharing resources, I’ve decided to open up Someday Syndrome to guest posts. I’ve had such a wondering time exposing myself on other blogs that I’ve decided it’s time to let others expose themselves to you here.
So, what would you like to share with people about your experiences with Someday Syndrome? Tell me a story in 500-800 words, toss in a lesson for the readers and send it off it me.
C’mon! Don’t be shy. We all want to see what you’ve got!
For complete editorial guidelines, ping me through the blog’s contact form.
No, I don’t mean adding more repetitions to an exercise routine (although I have asked Santa for a chin-up bar).
Thanks to Brett at 6weeks.ca, I’ve picked up a columnist gig – no details yet, as we’re still in the contract stage, but I will say that it’s something I’ve been doing my whole life.
How awesome to get paid for my life-long experiences!
Know what? Making myself accountable to the world really works.
On Monday I didn’t feel like running (due to sinus pain) and considered cancelling the week altogether (to allow myself to recover fully from a potential sinus infection). But then I remembered the large number of people who’ve told me that they look forward to my running tweets on Twitter. And how could I forget the 76,000 readers of ZenHabits who now know about my running plan?
With all that peer pressure, I couldn’t let myself slack off, so I ran Tuesday and Thursday instead of Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
And boy, am I ever glad I did. Yesterday I reached my 20-minutes-running-without-stopping goal – two weeks early!
Okay, yes, I know, all of the above is interesting, but you really want to know about my fiction writing. With all this other activity going on, did I actually get anything done on my novel?
As easy as it would have been to not write (after all, I had the perfect “I’m so busy” excuse), I wrote nine pages (roughly 2250 words). Not a huge number, but more than I would have written if I hadn’t made myself accountable to you all. And I did wrap up the first act of the novel, so that made me very happy.
Now it’s your turn – what wonderful things did you accomplish this week?
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It is so good to reflect on what one has accomplished weekly, if not daily. It makes you feel as if you are on track (or can get back on track). Thanks for the reminder!
For me this week, my accomplishments have been around my blog and some personal development insights.
Juliet
LifeMadeGreat | Juliet´s last blog post..What To Do When Someone Is Unpleasant Towards You
Alex,
This *has* been a great week for you, and good on you to run in spite of feeling crummy. I know that is true for me, too - even when I’m sick, I try to do something - anything - to get the blood flowing.
Congratulations, and may the new week bring you even more success!
Brett Legree´s last blog post..fail to succeed - report card, week 4.
Hi Alex - Isn’t it great when we have a week where we feel that sense of accomplishment? it motivates us ever further. Congratulations on all you’ve done.
It was my pleasure to showcase you and J.D. in my (Not so) New Blogs of the Week series. You both make me think and I know your writings get others on the right path, too. Thanks for the mention.
I’m looking forward to reading about your future accomplishments, as well.
Barbara Swafford´s last blog post..Ready, Aim – Focus!
Motivating blog post. Congratulations on getting so much done!
I got off my ass and did it, too - the past couple of weeks I have been putting together a new business. Not someday, now. Thanks for the inspiration
Congrats on the columnist gig, your running breakthrough, and thanks for the shout out!
Good move on the newsletter sign up and I think guest posting is a great way to share the air and connect people around a common theme.
You’re on a roll! …
J.D. Meier´s last blog post..Personal Productivity Quotes
I got off my ass this week too! Finally painting my daughter’s room. Sold an old mixer that was broken instead of tossing it. Next– tackling my paperwork– still can’t find that paycheck!
Baby steps in the right direction.
Karen Putz´s last blog post..The Mom Song–A Guaranteed Belly Laugh
Hi Alex,
Rock on! Kicking butt and taking names. Glad to see things are coming along. You’ve really branded your site well. I wish you continued success!
Cheers,
Jeremy
p.s. You may see a guest post from me here someday!
(Hope you know Im kidding with the someday part of it.)
Jeremy Day´s last blog post..How Emotions Wreck Your Finances
This last week was definitely a long week but I felt a sense of accomplishment from it
You mentioned the running regimen…are you training for a marathon? I only ask because I start training on Monday (nervous). I’m wondering if I could hit that 20-30 min without stopping mark :-/
Ricardo Bueno´s last blog post..Failure Makes Us Stronger!
Hi. I found this blog via Barbara Swafford’s BWAB blog. I’m adding this to my google reader and will be back!
Stacey / Create a Balance´s last blog post..Celebrate Your Life Friday! 12.12.2008
I love my blog for the fact that I make myself accountable to the world too. It forces you to try harder because people are watching.
Sounds like you are working happy on your book. Keep up the great work.
Karl Staib - Work Happy Now´s last blog post..Great Leadership Requires Great Communication – Duh!
@Juliet
I love those epiphany moments - each time one comes life just seems that much clearer and simpler, no?
@Brett
Every time I run I think about you doing it barefoot and my brain says “ouch!”
@Barbara
Yes, my motivation is high, especially since I got all that accomplished while feeling that I wasn’t working as hard as I could - meaning that I don’t have to kill myself to get things done.
@Keena
Yay on the new business! Have you checked out the Sticky Business series on the Men with Pens site? http://menwithpens.ca/check-out-task-three-of-the-sticky-business-contest - this is a link to part 3, but parts one and two are linked from within that post. Good luck!
@J.D.
I’m really looking forward to getting to know your blog better. Expect to see a comment over there soon!
@Karen
Yay to the painting and the paper tackling. Good luck finding the paycheck.
@Jeremy
Thanks! And I will definitely follow up with that guest post thing. No someday about it!
@Ricardo
Good luck with the running. I used a program from the website Cool Running to get started. http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml - because I’m training for a 7K run at the end of the month, I followed the plan for 2 weeks and then started pushing myself. I’m now doing 5K after 5 weeks instead of 9, but I was in decent shape to start with - this program literally is for couch-dwellers.
I’m definitely doing 20K in November and I might try for 20K in May as well - not sure yet.
@Stacey
Yay! And welcome! I look forward to seeing you involved in the conversations.
@Karl
That work happy thing is a funny topic - because I procrastinate about doing it and yet when I do I love it. It’s all part of that fear of screwing up along the way, I think. By telling you all what I’ve gotten done, I have a tool for sliding past the fear and just doing it.
Alex,
If you ever want to come over to the “Dark Side” (barefoot running) I can give you lots of pointers. I am a very stockily built person and I have absolutely no trouble at all with pain (except for that one time in the spring when I ran too far in the rain and pulled my right Achilles).
I used to have sore shins and knees when I ran with shoes, and I was lighter then!
Oh, and good luck with the column
glad to have you aboard!!!
Brett Legree´s last blog post..fail to succeed - report card, week 4.
Alex, it has been a real inspiration watching you evolve over the last couple of years. Your blog has grown from an interesting read to a very professional and valuable resource. Congratulations on all that you have achieved, and especially for the paid writing gig. You are living proof that we can achieve our goals if we get off our butts and do something about them.
Janet Barclay´s last blog post..7 Things You Probably Don’t Know About Me
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Wow Janet thanks so much! You’ve been around since the beginning of the blog and I really appreciate your sticking around!
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