Friday reView

Learn to go through one door and many others will open for you; try to go through five doors at once and you’ll go nowhere. ~C. Andrew Ramsey

{Going through one door} is something I — at long last! — accomplished during the month of August. It was a dual celebration for me: A complete shift in my thought patterns as well as whole-heartedly delighting in the single moments of my days.

Bonus ☛ Without guilt, worry or regret!

I realized three parts of {applying} what you {know} …

1. it is a process (yes, obvious — but usually ignored)
2. it requires time and practice (again, obvious but usually ignored)
3. it proves to be a fabulously-liberating, perspective-changing, life-altering experience!

For some time now I have set my heart to experience my life fully. To be present in the moment I was in the midst of — and avoid being {mentally or emotionally} somewhere else!

You know what I mean … Working — and thinking about being off; resting — and thinking about exercising; eating food from a drive-thru — and thinking about nutrition!

Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It’s perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we’ve learned something from yesterday. ~John Wayne

This Friday reView is a little different in format. It is more of a reView to prepare me for the next quarter than merely one week. It is a reView from a summit of accomplishment, rest and revitalization for me …

Thus, I will begin with Celebrating!

Celebrating

Since all my proverbial doors were closed for August, I have the opportunity to focus on going through one door at a time. Opting for the other doors to be opened in time and avoiding the mental and physical chaos of {too much}. A {reset button} has been pressed, activating stillness and focus even in the midst of the collage of plans and ideas I have for the this quarter of my business year.

Reading

[It should be noted that I rarely read any book cover-to-cover; this is merely a list of books I have "read" and will be reviewing ...]

• The Sound of Paper and The Artist’s Way at Work by Julie Cameron
• The 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women by Gail McMeekin
• The Creative Entrepreneur by Lisa Sonora Beam

☛ Keep me accountable! Connect with me at goodreads.com …♥

Pondering

Business Development — Review and refresh, plan and set goals for my business activities and professional development.

• Goal Setting for Creatives {✉2self: collage ✔notes 2yr business plan}
• reView previous notations, blog posts and plans to {re}groove my memory …
• Make Your Blog Design Work for You | My Best Advice About Personal Branding | Social Media Strategy | Promote Your Blog Posts
• How a small town photographer survives in a crowded field | Simplify your small business marketing plan
• Basic SEO [video] gleaned from “How do you get found in search results“
• Daily (Good) Habits: An online experiment in Daily Actions ✔
• OneNote: Recommended by my business accountability partner {and collaborative partner in crime, er, I mean business!}

Minimalism — How to continue reducing the amount of {stuff} I own, manage and expect myself to do each day.

• The Top 5 Benefits of Being a Minimalist
• Living in the Land of Enough
• 7 Guiding Principles to Help Anyone Declutter Their Home and Life

Priorities — What are the most important, influential, life-giving elements of my life? My relationships? My wellness? My resources? My work?

• Steps to Build a Schedule: Determining Priorities
• How You Spend Your Time is How You Spend Your Life
• Are you stretching yourself?
• Determining Priorities: How Do I Spend My Time

Solitude — Honoring my intention of the daily practice of quiet time, prayer and journaling.

• The art of being still
• Solitude: Where Your Life is Waiting

What is one aspect YOU view as something to:

• Celebrate?
• Ponder?
  
• Evaluate?
• Eliminate?

Got nothin’? If your week didn’t go as you hoped/planned … What will you choose to learn from this week?

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