Discipline is easy, focus is hard.
I am disciplined enough to sit there and get the work I need to get done. I lack the focus to actually get the work done that I need to get done when I need to get it done. Which, you can argue, is proof my discipline is not on point.
That being said, these articles may be taking up too much time given my goals.
Recently I wrote about how I set my own rules and I can break them as I see fit.
It’s easy to lose sight of the bigger goals to pursue immediate demands
Spending 60-90 minutes a day on writing while I’m struggling to get my chores done is silly.
I was speaking with the homie Preach, and he pointed out I could just cut my writing in half. This would give me more time for other things.
End of the day I’ll still be publishing every day.
The time/energy I’m using being hypervigilant on these articles may be hurting the overall big picture plan.
The number one goal for me is clearing debts, that should include money making moves
It was made clear to me by Preach that if I sell 1 song for a sync deal, the money gained is worth the time invested.
Working a single for the hustle is a real deal job. One must commit time to pushing it, sharing it around the internet, strategically finding potential matches. It’s on you to hunt for the potential fans.
With my song called… Lose Weight… there is a lot of clear marketing potential.
I literally just wrote about the power of incremental growth, so if I take that and apply it to hustling my songs for money, there is a clear win down the line.
Pivot your plans for success and then stay focused until you need to pivot again
It’s been about 8 months since I really stopped to figure out my life.
I’ve been hustling Uber and the food promo gig to a point where everything feels like the game where the dude runs around catching spinning plates. One of the things I’m most excited about my flights to and from Puerto Rico is I have wild time to plan.
Without the immediate stress and responsibility of life, I’ll be able to pivot towards what makes the most sense, digesting everything I’ve learned this year.
Even if that means I need to write less, and pursue other things.
The way my life is today does not have time for music and that’s not okay for me
While it would be lovely to keep the status quo forever, this has to be temporary.
Either the writing needs to go or I need to work less. Once my debt is down I can work less, but maybe that means I should cool off with the articles until I can add that chunk of time back in. This is literally a giant mess of opportunity costs and while my music has suffered, I miss it so much.
I can’t be mad that people don’t think of me for music when publicly I barely rap.
However, either fear is those PRSPCTVS may be myopic and my discipline should remain true to the original plan with faith in the future.
Regardless to the direction the focus is what matters
Once I start working it’s pretty easy to get into the flow and keep it popping.
Then more and more stuff gets added and my ability to focus on one task gets wrecked. Often I’ll stop working on my job, like today, just to write the blog draft, so I know it’s taken care of. This helps me focus on my work the rest of the day.
In a perfect world I’d have a structure that would help me focus, but, frankly I’ve been pushing off the process of planning.
Maybe I do need more discipline, either way, knowing this article is done I can lock in for the next 3 hours and get some progress on work (thankfully I’m going to a video shoot tonight and getting some free pizza).
Live Long and Prosper Everyone
P.S. I will definitely get laundry done too