Find Your Chokepoint And Learn From It

Find Your Chokepoint And Learn From It

Chokepoint Chokehold

When you begin having more followers than you can handle, more orders than you can supply, more promises than you can keep up with, and you’re feeling the stress of it all – you’ve reached your chokepoint. It’s a positive thing to know where that point is for two reasons.

It’s a reminder that you can stop trying for quantity, and to start focusing on quality.

I’ve written multiple blog posts in one day. I’ve crashed more time’s I would like to admit. I’ve bitten off more than I can chew. I’ve learned from all of these moments.

There’s a reason I only write one post a day. There’s a reason I take a walk, do yoga or meditate each day. There’s a reason I stretch, before I take on a large workload. I’m not saying don’t make my same mistakes. I’m saying make sure you learn from your own chokepoint. The chokepoint is only a negative, detrimental phase if you stay there.

The chokepoint also reminds you that you’re human. When you recognize your chokepoint, your style of writing, interacting, working, changes. You think more on a personal level. By becoming more aware of how you spend your time, you also consider the time of your audience. By default, it will be easier for you to connect with people.

 

Stay Positive & Everyone Pushes Themselves Too Hard From Time To Time, It’s Okay

(as long as you learn from it)

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Forced Warm Up

Forced Warm Up

People Warming Up

Anytime you have a major presentation, major interview, major showing, major talk; basically anytime you put yourself out there in a large way, warm up beforehand.

The warm up concept doesn’t just apply to exercising. It applies to any moment before you are exerting yourself, physically, emotionally, spiritually.

Do some general stretching before you begin your hot yoga session.

Go trap shooting a day or two before you go out hunting for waterfowl.

Freewrite 5 minutes straight before you sit down to crank out the next part of your novel.

Force yourself to do a warm up. It doesn’t need to be long and intense. I spend no more than 5 minutes warming up before my “workouts.” It’s just long enough to get my brain and muscles ready.

And yes, sometimes coffee can be your warm up. But, better to make it a complement to your warm up than the actual thing.

 

Stay Positive & Practice Doesn’t Make Perfect, It Makes Prepared

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