I will honor Day 7 by
actually replying to the thought-starter question.
Day 7: What are you taking
with you from this Challenge?
Honestly, I don’t know.
The challenge came at a good
time, just after I had dusted off my blog and made a (sort of) self-commitment to
post on a regular basis. Will I post every
day, like this week? Nope. My plan is to
post once or twice a week as I tackle 2015, and start thinking about my
landmark birthday next year.
The message I will take with me, the message that
Seth has pounded like a drumbeat the last few years is to ship. Shipping is
scary; shipping is hard; but if you don’t ship things won’t happen. I want/need things to happen.
On Day 1 of the challenge, I
nearly didn’t ship. I tweeted my hesitation, wondering what would happen. As I
recapped on my 1st post of the challenge, others piped in from the ether
of the internet encouraging me and cheering me on to ship. I did, and I felt better.
After I realized there was
an avalanche of participants, I wondered aloud (via Twitter) how Winnie was
handling everything. Not long after, I
was deputized by Winnie (along with a small group of others) to approve posts.
That was pretty cool. It turned out that
some of those that had encouraged me on Day 1 to post, were now also fellow “post
approvers.” Interesting.
A day or two later – not sure
when, the week was a blur – Andy created a Facebook group, which led to a way
for the small tribe of Tumblr Approval Admins to communicate. OMG – what a group of incredible people. The
time and dedication they showed to the project simply blew me away.
Another, overarching thing I
will take from the Your Turn Challenge project was that there are like-minded
people out there, you just have to find them. Thanks to the internet, they are
easier to find than ever. In the past
Seth has encouraged meet-ups for certain things, and I could never find anyone
in my area. As much as I would love to
connect with like-minded people in person, I may have to adopt my new
mini-tribe as a support group.
To circle back to the
beginning, maybe I do know what I’m
taking from the challenge. I just need to keep reminding myself.
So, in summary, remember
what Yoda said “Do or do not do, there is no try.” In other words, ship.
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