Push Through your "WTF" Moment

Have you ever had a “WTF” moment? A time when you just wanted to throw your hands up and scream? Turn off the world and hide under the covers? Have ice cream for dinner? Sure, we all have. And sometimes multiple times a day. I just recently had an “ice cream for dinner” type of day and I had to sit down with myself and have a conversation. As you know, I recently took a job in the Chicagoland area, in addition to managing the day-to-day operations of my business and my family. It makers for longer days and even shorter nights.

In my professional career, we have recently taken on a huge new project. In my purpose-driven career, I have also taken on a new project (which I’ll share more about soon). And on top of that, I still have a family. I was feeling overwhelmed. I realized after my “dinner” that I was feeling this way because I lacked focus on all my projects. I was working haphazardly just trying to get through the day, without actually saying “WTF” to someone.

In my haphazard effort to give my community something, I shared a post from a fellow Happy Black Woman tribe member, Jennifer Kennedy, from Teach Good Stuff. I briefly skimmed the content and shared. Then I had a powerful call with my business coach about how to really manage my time to achieve some major goals. She asked me good questions about how and when I planned on working on things, and I really had no good answers. Because I was so concerned with one aspect of my business, I managed to let the other things slip through the cracks, one of which is interacting with my community. She reminded me that the world still needs introverts like me and I still needed a community, like you.

This reminded me of Jennifer’s post, which happened to be about focus. It’s amazing how God works sometimes. I was just trying to find something to share and I was really the one that needed the push. Then my coach held up a mirror and said here are the things to have to do, can you find the time to focus on these tasks? And after breaking those things down into manageable pieces and mapping it to my work schedule, I was able to answer, YES!

Think of your “WTF” moment as an indicator on your dashboard, signally that something might be off, so just check it out. It’s important to know that the moment is just that, a moment in time. More than likely, the WTF moment is a signal that something else in your life needs to addressed.

We are halfway through 2016, and you may be in a WTF moment right now, thinking about how to get back on track with your goals and your life. Maybe you need a mirror in front of you to reflect. Something or someone to help you think through your pieces and map out your plan. Journaling is one of the best reflections tools, especially for introverts. It can be the “mirror” you need to look at the current situation and figure out how to move forward. So, here’s your mirror, the WTF Journal. I’ve shared this resource before, but it’s a good opportunity to check-in, if you already used it. Click the journal below for Instant Access!

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