It’s quite a challenge to be a completer as well as a starter, and many times what we start out to do loses momentum and focus as we try to move forward – the risk of distraction and reaction to setbacks along with the risk of procrastination and time wasting can combine to sometimes derail even the most determined of us.
The risks are higher if you work at home, and isolation can add to the risk of finding yourself in a vacuum which prevents you moving forwards or from moving at all. So how do you go about keeping connected and maintaining momentum?
Keeping connected and maintaining momentum away from the crowd
As well as having a plan and (mostly) sticking to it, I have found that the following can help you to get out a rut and to avoid isolation and the potential stalling of progress this can create.
- Read other people’s views and opinions on line – seek out websites and blogs that interest you and align with your plans and ideas. Interact and engage with other people’s blogs and be generous with that interaction
- Get out and meet real people, try local networking groups until you find one that suits you. These can range from free to every expensive, and what they can do for you varies; again look for a collection of like-minded people with whom you can share and develop ideas.
- If you get fed up sitting in the same spot each day, especially if this is your home, try a change of scene such as a local cafe where you may be stimulated or kick-started into thinking differently by a different environment.
- Follow a schedule and try to stick to it, especially if you work from home, so that you can ensure a break between work and home time.
- Allow the occasional interruption such as lunch with a friend, but keep it controlled and view it as a reward for work done rather than a distraction from work to be done.
- Make yourself a daily and weekly to-do-list which should be mostly achievable but with a little bit of stretch in it to keep you moving forwards.
- Don’t beat yourself up if distractions and setbacks look to knock you back – small steps are how you will keep your momentum and grow.
I would love to hear your tips and ideas about how you go about keeping connected and maintaining momentum – leave a comment below.
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