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Are you a “slacker”? I started this blog just a month ago in December. My first official blog came on December 8th, 2021, and then BOOM nothing else. I told myself I would be posting constantly at least 10x a week to gain traffic to my site. Now on January 8th, 2022 I have made only my second blog, this being my third the same day. So, I now ask myself am I a “slacker”? Maybe, but I have to take a step back and ask myself why I hadn’t kept with my promise to post 10x a week. And to be honest it all comes down to poor planning. I started this blog during a month I had just bought a house and started DIY renovations, holidays were starting up and I was headed back to work after some time off. But could I have still managed to post 10 blogs a week? truthfully yes, yes I could have and that’s on me. I ask myself again am I a “slacker”? And the answer is yes and I did not stay the course. Now that I was able, to be honest with myself it’s time to stop with the excuses and commit to not only my blog but to staying MY course.

Anyone close to me knows I very openly talk about how I wake up at 4am every morning. I can promise you I do not enjoy waking up at 4am but to be honest if I didn’t then I wouldn’t get anything done throughout the week that I need to be accomplished. I also find as long as I maintain this 4am wakeup during the weekdays my weekends are a little less chaotic and allow for some relaxing and reflecting. With that being said I still have the temptation to hit snooze in the morning and that’s okay. It’s okay to hit snooze some mornings and take some time. You will see all over social media influencers talking about their morning routines and how they haven’t missed a single 4am wakeup EVER and this almost “superhuman” persona encompasses them. Stop comparing yourself to these social media influencers and stay your course. Do whats best for you even if it means hitting snooze one morning you are exhausted and just say F*uck Getting Up.

Growing up I was fortunate enough to have one of the hardest working men I have ever met as a father. It was having this kind of father figure in my life that set the example of what being a husband and father should be. Now, 25 years old I am that husband and father not only trying to live up to the standards set by my dad but with the other hardest working man in my life my father-in-law. In order to be “the example” I have taken on what some would consider being “too much”. My weekly schedule consists of 5 am workouts, a day job, running a woodworking business, managing this blog, finishing my BA in Homeland Security, and most importantly spending time with family. How do I maintain such a busy schedule without becoming overwhelmed and breaking down? The key is constantly telling myself to “stay the course”. The first time I heard the phrase “stay the course” was in the military and it immediately stuck with me. Staying the course to me means never giving up on my goals. It just so happens to reach the goals I have set means taking on an absurd amount of tasks all at once. Everyone hits a wall, life is a bitch, but as long as you stay your course things will work out.