The Mental Block
How does one overcome the dreaded mental block?! For the past few weeks, I have been in a slump. My thoughts on creating a new article were also stumped. What do I do next? Frustrated, I pondered, and sometimes felt like giving up! I knew according to my original post https://solendev.com/new-start-up-business, when I was excited and freshly motivated, consistency was the key. Have I seen the results? YES! This website has gone from zero views on day one to over one hundred as of today. I notice I generate more traffic when I produce content, in this case, articles.
Mental Block and Busywork
Throughout my slump, I kept hearing the term “busy work”. This word defines the process needed for success. The building process and the boring and mundane tasks produce a result. Several times I heard it phrased like this, “Nobody likes to do the busywork, but it is this that gets results”. It goes along with consistency. It wasn’t easy even to be motivated to mow the lawn in my yard. I am not sure if I was depressed or what?!
I considered writing about the tools I used to build this website, and which were most helpful. Another topic was reviewing SEO services like SEMrush, but I haven’t tried them. So, I decided to write about my mental block. However, this was like two weeks ago. I didn’t give up hope and realized I was in the blues.
I kept on repeating to myself, “I have to do the busy work and be consistent.”
Breaking Through the Mental Block!
Two days ago I said to myself “Tomorrow I will write a new article.”, but I did not. It wasn’t necessarily procrastination, but a time allotment issue. This morning I awoke and a YouTube video popped up on my feed. It was about the art of selling. It inspired me so much that I began to write this article. This wasn’t due to trying to sell you anything.
As you can see, I have nothing to sell. However, it was being excited about what I learned!
By the way, the YouTube video was from Myron Golden, who has taught me the essence of selling. Which is basically not selling at all! Here is the link to his YouTube video: How to Get Rich if You Hate Selling!
Epiphanies are Motivational Fuel
What now? I mean, I felt like I ran out of things to write about, yet here I am writing easily regarding mental blocks. Not only that, but I am excited about it! I’ll tell you why. The Google dictionary search defines an epiphany as “a moment of sudden revelation or insight.” These “AHA!” moments are fuel during our journey to remain consistent. It may be from lessons we learned, videos we’ve seen, or an observation. Wherever we get it from, it is the moment we finally unlock the door to keep moving onward. It demolishes the mental block!
One of the first articles I wrote cited this journey was iterative. For instance, during the writing of this article, an exciting idea popped into my mind! It was a discovery in the process of doing the busy work. What is my epiphany? Well, I enjoy watching YouTube videos that teach me something. Why don’t I share those videos and what I’ve learned? As you all well know, there are a myriad of YouTube videos out there trying to teach or sell something, but I want to sift through them and give you authentic information! That is my goal, to share what I have learned.
Well, that is my article for today. I hope you have enjoyed it and hope to see you next time with more updates on my amazing journey!!
