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2/28/2013 0 Comments

Slowing Down But Not Giving Up! 

So, it's been awhile since I last blogged. I'm always encouraging my clients to blog at least once a week- and yet, I can't seem to do get it done for my own websites! 

Over the last few months, I have been dealing with a lot of things: 

  1. My Mom's Cancer has come back and I spent several days with her, in and out of doctor appointments, trying to find the best course of action. 
  2. My business has picked up- Ironically, since I haven't been doing some of the things I normally would if I were "on my game" (I shutter to imagine how full my sales funnel would be, had I been doing all the things I know I need to do- including blogging!)
  3. I fell, just last week- which has set me back a little further- being that I can not lift my left arm over my head. With that- come simple things I can no longer do very easily; like style my hair, pick things up, or anything really, that has to do with the use of my left hand/arm. Who knew being a "righty" that I used that side of my body so much! 

So, the first part of 2013 has been a challenge. I have struggled with the reality of losing my mom, possibly sooner, than later (and living in another city away from her), to being sucked in my daily "to-do" list of business and personal items; to injuring myself which not only hurts, but holds me back from being as productive as I usually am. I felt "stuck", unmotivated and exhausted from it all. 

After doing much reflecting, I discovered that there is an up-side of all of this (yes, there is an "up side")!
The Upside, is that these things, while posing their challenges, have actually slowed me down a bit; For those of you who know me, slowing down is not on my list of things I must accomplish in my life- but it has been a good thing. 
  • I had to weed out the volunteer projects and things that were sucking what little time I did have, out of my productivity schedule. 
  • I have been forced to rest- as my body with the stress and pain, demand it. 
  • I have been able to spend more quality time with my mom,  that I might not have done, otherwise and reconnected with some good friends from childhood, just by me spending time in my hometown. 
  • My husband and I have bonded more because I have had to ask for his assistance on simple tasks that I would normally do myself (I must say, he is perfecting is hair brushing and styling skills these days!)
  • My To Do List has gotten shorter- because I am much more conscious about delegating, prioritizing and knowing my limits.  
  • My business will wait- even if my clients won't! This was a hard one for me to swallow, but the fact of the matter is, even my clients were understanding, because I commun


Last night, when I couldn't sleep, I turned to dabbling on the internet- Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter... and then I realized, if I had time to check Facebook for the umpteenth time yesterday, I had time to write a blog post. I had time, to make some much needed adjustments to my websites and those of my clients. I needed to make the choice, to get UNSTUCK. 

So, here it is, my first blog post of 2013. My transparent, authentic attempt to get back in the saddle. :)
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    Rebecca Johnson is a Freelance Digital Media Specialist, Social Media and marketing strategist. She uses her creativity, and marketing skills, along with her business ownership experience to assist small and medium sized businesses with their online marketing. Rebecca owns with her husband, Get Networking Now!, Rebecca Johnson Consulting and My Social Media Pro.  

    My Social Media Pro was the first social media marketing business to offer classes, trainings and management in the Sacramento area and her networking organization, Get Networking Now! has helped hundreds of business people connect throughout the Northern California Region.  She is also the first and only social media strategist to provide businesses a new technology called the Social Media Kiosk that is featured at Facebook’s HeadQuarters.

    In 2011, Rebecca was nominated for the Sacramento Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 Award in and is currently one of their business experts featured in the journal. She was recently listed as one of the Top 40 “Women to Know on LinkedIn” by WomenPartner.com.
     

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