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Sometimes Life Gets in the Way
It’s okay if things don’t always go as planned.
I started February with big plans.
Publish 3–4 stories a week, send 3–4 emails a week, build a new thank you page for my newsletter, and a few other things.
I was off to a good start for the first 10 days or so.
Then everything went off the rails.
I got some bad news about a friend and I haven’t been able to shake it off to focus on getting anything done.
No writing. No networking. Not even keeping up with my email.
It all just stopped.
And my momentum on Medium stopped along with it.
I’ve been feeling bad about ignoring my side hustle for the last week or so but I realized something last night.
It’s okay to step away from things when you need to take a breather, whatever the reason might be.
I’m writing this as much to remind myself as anything. But maybe you need to hear it too.
Taking time to heal or to focus on what’s really important isn’t just okay, it’s the right thing to do.
Don’t be too hard on yourself when life gets in the way.
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