What are you waiting for?

I’m astonished to find that it’s been a year since I last blogged.  There are no excuses (although I made plenty up along the way) but rather than ignore the fact that it happened, I’ve decided to face it head on and blog about it.

You’ll see in one of my previous blogs “It’s a Knockout” that I talked about overcoming those slippery obstacles that prevent you from getting things done.  At the time, I spoke about how to deal with those little jobs that are never completed because you tell yourself you don’t have the time.  That is just one example of an obstacle.

This year has taught me that another reason for putting off what ‘can be done today’ is fear of not moving on.  My personal circumstances have changed dramatically in 2010 and whilst having dealt with those and looking to the future, I was finding it extremely difficult to open up my laptop and login to my website to update it.

There was an obstacle.  It was a feeling.  A fear.

When I launched my website I was in a very different place, physically and mentally.  This year, there are many things I have put on hold or ‘dusted under the carpet’ thinking I would deal with them later.  My website was one of those.  What if by doing the things I was doing this time last year, I regressed back and after all my hard work I was back to square one?  What if it brought back all the feelings that I was having at the time?

“What if?”  As Harry Hill says on a Saturday night THERE’S ONLY ONE WAY TO FIND OUT!

So today, I have bitten the bullet and do you know what? It feels great to be back on here.  There are no feelings taking me back to a not so chirpy time.  I’m still in the present which is a fantastic place.

Forgive me for such an indulgent and personal blog but I wanted to share this one thought with you.  Sometimes we feel that it’s too late to do the things we’ve been meaning to.  Whether its updating your website or contacting an old friend, it’s never too late.  If I’m honest, I’ve been putting this off for six months and maybe I wasn’t ready six months ago but since then I’ve thought to myself, it’s been  too long now.  I’m so glad that I opened my laptop and faced my fears.  It’s good to be back.

So, is there something that you’ve been meaning to do for ages?  What’s stopping you?  Remember it’s never too late. If I can do it, you can too.

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