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Things I Learned While Sick for A Week

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I’ve been absent from my blog, and for the most part from social media, for the last week or so. What began as “Hey, I think I have a cold,” turned into “Wow! I’m really sick!”

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Here are a few things I learned during a week of staying in bed, moving to the couch, and returning to the bed.

  1. I hate being sick.
  2. Staying home for a week sounds wonderful, but it really isn’t when you’re sick.
  3. Daytime TV is horrible.
  4. I can’t concentrate on a book when I’m sick.
  5. Writing is difficult because of the lack of concentration thing.
  6. It really does pay to have blog posts completed and scheduled for a week or two in advance. (I failed miserably.)
  7. Showering is overrated.
  8. Shaving is too.
  9. When you think you’re better, you’re probably not.
  10. Taking one extra day off work to completely heal isn’t going to kill you. Not healing completely might.

Now, as a new week begins, I’m ready to jump in again with both feet! Time to move forward on the BHAG!

Q: What happens to your hustle when you get sick?

Speakeasy Goals

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Shhhhhh…

We all have our Big Hairy Audacious Goals (BHAG). The pie in the sky dreams we share with our friends. This stuff comes spilling out over a cup of coffee on a raining day or when we are around the campfire on a summer evening. But, we also have “speakeasy” goals.

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“Speakeasy” goals are the ones we don’t tell anyone. We keep these goals hidden and secret. We don’t want anyone to know these goals.

Why is that? What could possibly keep people from telling others about something exciting to them?

Fear of rejection is probably the number one reason. What if they think I’m nuts?

Or, how about this doozy we’ve ALL had issues with at one time or another: “I tried it once. I even told people about it. But, I didn’t follow through. Why would I tell anyone this time?”

Yep. I have one of those. It fits squarely into the “I tried once before and failed” category. I’m tempted to tell you what it is, but then it would no longer be a “speakeasy” goal for me. It would be out in the open. Frankly, it scares me to tell anyone about it.

I’m more than willing to tell you all about the book I’m writing. I haven’t failed at it yet. I’m even making progress toward completing it (small progress). I’m also willing to talk about my struggle with depression and how it has impacted multiple areas of my life.

As I think more about “speakeasy” goals, I’m trying to determine if I have more than the one. Have I whispered any goals to my wife or to my best friend? I can’t really think of any right now. I should probably keep a running list as they pop into my head.

Do you have “speakeasy” goals or ideas in your life? Are you willing to share them?
Let us know in the comments.