One of the biggest reasons for creating a personal blog is because I wanted to invest more time and energy into making myself a better person. So much of my time has gone into my career that I haven’t focused on me and my life.
I’ve been working with a really cool website that allows me to create a vision board online. Vision boards are ways to represent goals and wishes. Basically, it’s a collage of words and images that help to inspire and motivate. For example, I want to do more traveling. So, I have put a picture of a suitcase and a passport on my vision board to remind me that I want to travel. I’ve also used words like “Italy” and “California” as a way to remind me that these are the places that I would love to go visit.
In addition to traveling, I would also like to get involved in a relationship. However, until I learn to create a better balance between work and a personal life, I know that I’m not ready to get involved in anything long-term. This is something that I’ve been struggling with for a while. Some of my friends have recommended talking to a therapist, though I don’t know if I can open myself up to someone. When I decide to get into a relationship, I want to make sure that I can keep her happy. For now, I’ve been reading a few self-help books that are helping.
On my vision board, I have a picture of an engagement ring. I also have a few dating sites listed there, reminding me that I need to get out there and start dating if I ever want to have the opportunity to get down on one knee.
There are a few other goals that I have, though I will keep those to myself for right now.
One thing that I struggle with, as I’ve mentioned before, is a life/work balance. I know that I focus more on work than I should. Even my friends tell me that I need to stop working periodically in order to have some fun.
Since I’m freelance, I tend to spend more time working than I should. I’ve been working on this by creating a schedule for myself. I work from 8 AM until 4 PM. Once 4 PM rolls around, my goal is to shut my computer down so that I’m not tempted to do any more work. I also try to make the most of my weekends. I haven’t been on a vacation in years, so that is something that I plan on taking advantage of soon.
I’ve never been good at to-do lists, so this is something that I’m working at, too. I just recently bought a large dry erase board and mounted it to the wall of my office. I plan on writing down all of the tasks that I need to do so that I can focus better. I read that the to-do list should include work and personal items. I’m hoping that this will help me with achieving a better balance.
A few of my friends have offered to fix me up on a blind date. This terrifies me. I don’t like surprises. They won’t tell me who the girl is. Instead, they want me to keep an open mind. They want me to go into a restaurant, sit down at the bar, and wait for the girl. I know that this is something that I need to do, especially to prepare myself for the world of dating.
This is something that I’m working towards. If you have any recommendations on how to prepare for a blind date, I’m all ears. After all, I haven’t really dated a girl in quite a few years, I’m sad to say. My friends tease me about it. The longer I go without a date, the more terrified I am of the process.
Until then, I’ll be working on becoming the best possible version of myself. I’ll keep everyone updated of my progress on my blog. Maybe one day, I’ll even get the courage to share my vision board so that everyone can see it and help to hold me more accountable.