After a two-week break, I’m back! And I’m fully recharged! Though my initial plans to look for lots of new materials and to brainstorm on new ideas weren’t realized, I’ve finally gotten some directions for my blog. This short retreat has taught me a lot. The first lesson I learned about myself was…

Lesson #1: Don’t Try to be A Guru. Just be Myself.
Truth be told, I got bored with the stuff I was writing. Why? After getting super motivated by all the stuff I was reading, I tried to become a personal development guru myself. Did it unknowingly though. I thought I’ll kick off my blog with some articles that will help others who feel lost about their lives to pick themselves up. Didn’t regret doing that. But I got lost myself by trying to position myself as an expert.

Guess I’m better off just being myself! In future, I will see myself as a learner and share with you guys on how applying the concepts taught in the books help to improve my life!

Lesson #2: Enjoying the Things I Do
I’ve talked a lot about passion and how one can succeed by doing what he or she loves. And then I make the mistake of not doing what I preach. Arghhhhhhh. What I needed in my articles was some room to display my creativity. I’ve always loved to do things that impress others. Guess I’ll need to get my mojo back.

Lesson #3: Stop and Get Myself Organized
Hmmm… I think I was doing too many things at the same time. I probably thought I was Dr. Octopus. Teaching tuition on Wed evening, Sat and Sun mornings. Participating in public music performances. Meeting my buddy to practise the songs for the performances. Watching too much Youtube and online manga. Keeping up with my job. Man… I’ll be burned even if I have eight limbs. STOP. Reorganize. Get my priorities right. Yeah. That’s what I’ll do for now.

Lesson #4: I Was Wasting Time on the Low Value Stuff
Finding public domain pictures on the Internet. Brainstorming content that I intended to teach (Yeah… the “I-am-a-personal-development-guru” syndrome). Finding references on the Internet. Hmmm… Got to find a way to tackle these activities. Either I eliminate it, do less of it, find a system to make it simpler for me, or get someone to help me out.

What’s Next?
I’ll need to get my mojo back. And I’ll need to get my engine up and running again. This time, making sure that I’m enjoying every moment of blogging.