Maybe make a plan (I do this from time to time). Writing it down helps (I heard and have tried). Committing to a schedule (yes this is definitely great). Get a support group (this never helped me too much). Break it into smaller tasks and when you’ve mastered one task, move on to the next (this helps greatly). Always keep challenging yourself with variations on what you are doing (prevents falling into a mold). But…
I think one of the hardest parts about meetings isn’t that we have to attend them, or that they could have been an email or that so many people were invited to them. It’s when we spend all that time in them, with no outcome determined and no next steps to happen. It’s then that we leave wondering – why was I here?
Want to show how good you are at something? Want people to see how good you are? Show them how much you love it. Even if it doesn’t go your way, what’s the worst that happened? You showed them how much you love it and that will never change.
When working with a new group, you need an early adopter, someone that buys into what you are doing and can help push the idea to everyone. This is your leader, the person that you can get to buy into what you are doing and work with you to get your message out, this is someone who will always be listening and never doubting what you are saying. This person will help get the rest…
If you were unable to share your blog, your code, your latest article, or everything you are working on today. If you could not get the word out on socials, how would you do it? That’s your growth strategy, that’s how you’re going to ship, everything else you add on top of it, will be gray.