Authentic August – Day 31 (17 days ’til 28)
We’ve successfully completed Authentic August! If you click that link it’ll bring you to Day 1, and I just read it for the first time since starting this whole journey. And I’ve accomplished what I set out to do!
Besides writing every single day this month, I only had three rules:
- Write 500 words.
- Publish before midnight.
- Be authentic.
I also ended up livestreaming myself reading the blog everyday, and then on Day 7, I added a 4th rule: “Sing one song every day,” which I then incorporated into the livestream as well.
I started this blog to get out of a creative slump and to move past my regularly scheduled existential crisis. And it worked! It then turned into a way for me to develop creativity and curiosity, and hopefully connect with people. And that’s why I want to continue doing it, but I think for September I’m going to pause for now…
By completing Authentic August, I was able to prove to myself that I could start and finish something creative every single day. But it can be a bit time-consuming. And as I’ve mentioned in a previous post, I’m the Social Media Director of my friend’s company, Metanoia, and I’ve decided to finally step up as a leader in that role. I’ve been neglecting my responsibilities there, but now I’m committed to accept them fully. Unfortunately that means that I may not have the time to blog every single day. Here’s what I’m thinking:
If and only if I execute my daily responsibilities for Metanoia (posting on social, engagement, and furthering education), and I’ve attended to my other life responsibilities (family time, exercise, sleep, etc.), then I can write a blog the for day!
So if anything this blog is going to be my reward for putting in the work at my “job.” That’s how much I’ve enjoyed this process! It’s really transforming the way that I think about myself. I no longer believe that I’m the guy who always starts things and doesn’t ever finish them; now I’m the guy who’s blogged and livestreamed every single day for a month! And that’s why I really want to master my time management. If I can really get all my work done, and keep this daily, or almost-daily blog going, I can’t even imagine how much inner change I’ll experience by the end of the year. Not to mention hopefully becoming a better writer, and learning the ins-and-outs of running a blog.
So I guess I just want to cap off the month by saying that I’m proud of myself. If you’ve know me personally, commitment isn’t my strong suit, so this has been a huge gift. I haven’t yet looked back and read through all of the posts, but I think I’ll do that tonight and tomorrow morning, and then make a YouTube video sharing what I’ve learned from Authentic August. In fact, I’ll also write about it for a future blog post here.
For any of you who’ve been keeping up throughout the month, I appreciate you like crazy! It’s been fun sharing with you, especially during the livestreams. This isn’t goodbye, just a goodbye to August.
And hello to everything we get to create in September.
The End,
Q.
p.s. I love you! 😃