We are just over two weeks into the 100 Day Challenge and I think I need a course correction!  The challenge I set out for myself was to write everyday for a minimum of 10 minutes.  The writing had to be non work related writing because I spend so much of my time writing for my website, newsletter, blog, clients, etc. 

I didn’t realize how hard this was going to be for me and I am finding that the writing gets left until the end of my day which is when I am tired, uninspired and wanting to go to bed.  Hhmm, not as much fun as I anticipated!  Time for an adjustment.

This is an important point about the 100 Day Challenge…just because you started out with a great idea and a plan doesn’t mean that you can’t adjust the idea and the plan as you go along.  This is true about so many parts of our lives (not just the 100 Day Challenge).  Sometimes we will set a goal or get an idea in our mind that things have to be exactly the way we first set them out to be and when it doesn’t seem to be working out the way we thought, we will abandon the idea or give up on the goal.  While giving up may relieve some of the initial pressure, we will often end up feeling bad or disappointed that we didn’t achieve our goal. 

When my clients reach this giving up stage, it gives us the opportunity to rekindle the original desire for the goal and then make some adjustments (or course correct) so that they can move forward with a more manageable goal or plan. 

As for me, I am going to change my challenge slightly by adjusting the kind of writing from non work related to having 2 -3 days out of the week being work related writing and the rest of the week will be for the stories, poems, etc that I have been playing with.  This way, I can use the days of the week where I have more space in my schedule for the non work writing which will make it less of an obligation and put the joy back in my challenge. 

How about you?  What do you do when your goals prove to be a bit too challenging?  Have you had to make any adjustments to your 100 Day Challenge yet?  Feel free to share your experiences here so that we can all learn together!

Joyfully,

Deb