Recently there was a big storm that could have derailed my business activities. Here is the first of several articles I wrote (pen and paper) while the electric was out from the storm. Some people were without electric for 10 days. Thankfully ours was only out for 5 days. Our phone was out for 11 days. A LOT of cell phones were out the first couple of days as well. It was a really weird week.
Anyway, Here is the first article:
There will be times when things happen that will get in the way of your daily business routine. Let’s face it, life happens.
I sit at my desk as usual but today there is no electric, no internet and no phone. There was a major storm last night that left over 650,000 people without electric in Ohio. Other states also suffered similarly so there were much more people affected but I only heard Ohio’s numbers. At the moment my only connection to the outside world is a battery operated radio. We live in the sticks so we don’t even get a cell signal out here.
They say it will be 5-7 days to get everyone’s electric back on. To top it off, we are having a record heat wave and the temperatures are over 100 degrees. Yuck! This is one of those times when life happens. What do you do? Do you just put business on hold and wait for the perfect conditions to return?
NO! Not a good plan!
There is a better plan and it’s just what I am doing.
I decided to view this is an opportune time to get some articles written. The lack of internet and phone provide me with distraction free environment to take my list of ideas for articles. I have fresh spiral notebook and pencil and I am starting with this article.
The point is, if you take your business seriously, you won’t let a little thing like no electricity, no phone and no internet stop the progress toward your goals. There is always a way. It may require getting creative. Maybe even using old fashioned tools like pen and paper. 😉
Under normal conditions I have my laptop and my Kindle Fire so I keep my business mobile and when I travel or when things happen that interfere with my business schedule. Right now everyone in our county has the same problem of no electric. If I have to I will drive somewhere to connect in a day or two.
The key to success in your business is to know where you are going and always have a plan to get there. Yes, there will be obstacles but we don’t let those stop us. We step around those obstacles and keep making progress.
Every day, no matter what kind of day it is, ask yourself, “What can I do TODAY that will help me progress toward my goals?”
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HI Melodie, sorry to hear about all the problems you are having there, but loved the post and it was a great way of explaining not to let anything get in your way to stop you. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Merle
Melodie, having lived for many years in South Florida, in hurricane country, we are not unfamiliar with power outages. It is amazing what one comes up with when the power and your window to the world has been shut.
Power outages are very distruptive to life as normal. The things we take for granted we now look at with reverent respect and appreciate them all that much more.
Does it put a delay on life. Yes, of course. But, only the weak or the unwilling would let it take them out of the game.
Thanks for taking the time to reflect upon what it take to make your life happen according to your intentions.
In Clarity, Focus and Success,
RICK
PS I’m sure you’re glad the air is back on. Sticky hot – yuck! 😉
Yea. I’m so grateful for air conditioning. I didn’t mind the phone being off nearly as much as the air. We normally get our power outages in the winter with the snow storms but never as big an issue as it was this summer.
Sorry to hear of the challenges you have faced recently.
Maybe a lesson in this for all of us, in as much that, maybe we should switch everything off for an hour or two and use good old pen and paper and we will produce more in that short time without all the distractions.
I agree George. I enjoyed writing articles in a notebook. I will do it again when the electric is not off. I often get ideas for articles when I am away from my computer but think I will remember it when I get to my computer. I often regret not writing it down immediately. If I have a notebook with me I can write the whole idea and complete an article while it is fresh in my mind.
I find that a lot of my good ideas come when I am standing soaking in the shower. 🙂
Said to my wife, we need a waterproof whiteboard and marker put up in the shower.
Great idea.
What a wonderful attitude, Melodie. I hope you and your family are ok. By the sound of it, you’re doing great despite your circumstances. I wholeheartedly agree that if you are committed to your goals, you will find a way to get it done.
Thanks Freddy. We are doing great. Everything is back to normal.
Melodie, I know you have the right mindset when you see obstacles that get in the way of your passions in life. The bigger the obstacle the better we get in confidence and taking on even more of the biggest roadblocks in our life. We can’t wait to take on things that we never could before and that comes with experience in the secrets of success. Which you possess for a lifetime because I see what you do. Thanks for another great post. Take care and hope everything went smoothly!
Rick
Thanks Rick.
Hi Melodie,
Me too I’m sorry to learn about the challenges that you were having, but then again you have turned to be a manager of overcoming the obstacles which get on the way especially when it comes to business
Hi Melodie,
Be nimble. My trip through Asia taught me this lesson quickly. The internet will go down in remote areas. When staying in Ubud, Bali, I was lucky to get 1 hour online daily. Some days 15 minutes. So I wrote more offline, worked on my mental tools and continued to grow despite the curveball.
Super tips here, thanks Melodie!
Ryan