Welcome to my newsletter!

This has been a long time coming, and my hope and prayer is that the content of these emails adds value, inspiration, some good laughs, and motivation to your life.

Today I read a quote in the weekly email that James Clear sends out every Thursday. He quoted Neil Gaiman who is a novelist and comic book writer. This is what Gaiman says about improvement.

“You have to finish things—that's what you learn from. you learn by finishing things.”

This got me thinking.

Does anyone else have shiny object syndrome? I often see, read, listen to, or talk about so many cool projects and ideas. I get started on something and before I know it, something else shiny comes my way, and turn my attentions to that. I'm like this with books especially— I'm reading over 10 books right now because I have so many I'm interested in! It's a good thing for sure, to want to absorb and learn so much information. But I don't always finish them before I get excited about something new.

According to the DISC assessment I took through John Maxwell, this is a real thing. Part of my “High I” personality trait shows that I move around a lot and don't always focus on the follow through. I like to jump from one of my goals to the next without necessarily finishing the first. It's something I'm working on. 🙂

While finishing things is a must, you can't finish what you don't start. For example, I don't consider myself a great writer, but if I ever want to become a great writer, I have to start writing. I hope this newsletter will help keep me accountable in that aspect. And I won't be able to finish that if I don't start somewhere!

So lucky you. This is that somewhere 🙂 

So whatever it is that you want or need to get done, you're likely not going to have a burst of motivation or inspiration to start. The key is to just start moving. You have to do the first motion. It could be the housework, reading a book, having a conversation, getting a goal, starting a diet, or growing an idea. Motion is KEY!

From there, finishing that thing takes discipline and drive. Seeing something through, whether it is to the end or also even trying to develop a new habit, push yourself to do something you know you've been needing to do.

When we finish something, we are literally giving evidence to our brains that we are capable of more. The more I finish things and document them (like on a vision board), the more my mind opens up to bigger goals and dreams to achieve. It's the feeling of “I did this!” that motivates me the most to start and finish something bigger.

Moral of the story- if you have shiny object syndrome, you're awesome and it's okay! Choose one thing that you are working on to finish. Do it for the feeling of accomplishment and don't let it clutter up your life anymore. If you have nothing to finish, then have the courage to start something you've been putting off.

So, what are you going to start doing? What are you going to finish doing?

Let me know.

Yours truly,

Erica 🌺

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