What have I done?

It's been nearly five months since I've last written. Here's why:

Accountability - I assumed readership was low, I wasn't being compensated immediately for my efforts, and I was fulfilled (or distracted) by other activities.

Discipline - While I had built up a pretty nice flow of entries up until New Years Day, the traditional new year's "fresh start" may have been too fresh.

Perfectionism - I wasn't motivated to write because based on previous entries, I felt that my work had to be creative and exceptional compared to the relatively average journal entries I'd written in the past.

I once considered the idea of having daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly meetings with myself to maintain consistency with regard to my creativity, productivity, and career. Considering this is my first "meeting" of the year, what have I done? What have I done since New Years Eve?

Health Management - I've continued my commitment towards reaching optimal health since the new year. "Proper" nutrition, exercise, relaxation, and living life as though I felt I was on vacation has worked out well for me.

Travel & Trade Shows - I've been traveling the country, working for Ogilvy on behalf of American Express, sharing my book concept with people, and spending time with friends and family.

Volunteer Work - As founding president of the Leonia High School Alumni Association, I've contributed towards increasing membership from 40 to nearly 500 within two months. Today, we even received our first financial contribution that will go towards covering the costs of our web site.

Online Social Life - The plethora of web sites on which I've spent time connecting with people has led me to experience a bit of overload. The paralysis has mostly affected my work given that technology (or what I have recently been calling "Fatal Distraction") calls to me like a siren from mythology.

Moving forward...

I will... exercise daily - even if it means doing push-ups upon entering a new room.

I will... write daily - even if it means writing a short, uninspiring, mediocre entry about my day or life.

I will... limit the time and effort spent using technology for personal purposes.

I will... treat my career as if it's my job.

I will.... write again tomorrow.