You have been doing so well. The Minimalist Path EXPLODED earlier this week from others acknowledging your great efforts. LifeExcursion received a subsequent push by a killer article titled 20 Reasons Why You Need to Start Traveling Now. All was going in the right direction to start the new year off right. Then 7:17 PM came January 6th, 2010.

What happened man?! How come you lost the attention span and the hard work to move forward with your goals of being a successful blogger and entrepreneur? Why did you fall off the productivity horse dude? You really should now be considered Mr. Unproductive.

The new year has just started and you are already…

1) Getting Behind Schedule
2) Putting Off Great Ideas
3) Making Excuses for No Reason
4) Not Meeting Own Expectations

That definitely is not a great way to start out the new year.

One of the biggest issues is that you claim you want to be a highly successful independent person, but you are not willing to put in the focus to do so. Sure, you sit here at the computer acting like you are “Getting S*** Done”, but you really are not. Stop Making Excuses and just do what you love and are passionate about.

We both know it is not the hard work that is stopping you. You love to work hard. It is just that you allow the unproductive self to overtake your passion which is something that must be stopped—right—now.

So, let me give you a list of things you need to do right now to be more productive…

• Set a schedule and stick to it
• Turn off the internet (tweetdeck, site stats, email, etc.) and just write
• Write without thinking then go back and edit
• Increase pen and pad work
• Get Things Done
• Get over the sucking hump

There is too much to be done and too little time to continue to make excuses and not be successful. I know there are a lot of opportunities for you and it is past due to be taking full advantage of them.

So, stop whining and get to going.

Sincerely,
The 10:02 Version of David Damron

The Reason I Wrote This….

With the new year, many of us have high expectations of ourselves. Resolutions are made and we usually give up on them quickly. I didn’t have any resolutions this year (or any of the last few years for that matter) because I don’t think a specific day should be RESOLUTION DAY, but rather EVERYDAY can be RESOLUTION DAY.

My productivity level has SUCKED. I am giving my own butt a good kicking. I want so much, but don’t focus on focusing (if that is even a phrase). It all comes down to my choices and my decisions.

I love to stress taking control of our lives here at LifeExcursion because I want everyone to start “Living Life to the Max Today”. To do that we all have hurdles we must clear. This is mine. I want and will take the excursion through life I desire, but placing hurdles in my own path will not lead to a successful path.

This post is not meant to be a pity me plea. It is meant to do three things: 1) Refocus myself 2) Show you all that we all have our own hurdles to overcome 3) Acknowledge that facing the truth is hard but necessary.

I will overcome this issue. I know I will. Sometimes, it just takes looking in the mirror and scolding yourself to get it done.

****To all of you faithful followers, please give me some great productivity tips, links, etc to help me finally become something of a success on this thing called the internet. I am willing to put in a lot of hard work, but the productivity levels need to SKYROCKET to become what I dream of becoming. Thank you all for your help!!!****

David Damron (@DavidDamron)
LifeExcursion