100-Day Challenge Week 1 Recap
I have officially ended my first week from the 100-day challenge and honestly, its gone about as I have expected it to. Not great, but also not horrible either. Overall, I think I would rate it a 5. Its a beginning.
Out of the last 7 days, I have missed a total of 2 upload days; Thursday and Saturday. I did do a double upload on Friday to make up for the missed day on Thursday, and I plan on doing the same thing for my Saturday. I rather miss a day posting but not to miss it completely. This will help with being consistent. Even if I miss a day, at least the content is still getting out there.
In other great news, I have averaged handing out my business card at least 3 times almost every day this week. It ranged from people who I knew, to those who I didn’t and encouraged them to check me out. I think handing out my business card or my postcard at least once a day is another great goal to have throughout this challenge. Every handout is an opportunity to refine my elevator pitch and to capture the interest of someone, even if its just for a short amount of time.
Overall the reflection of the week is a combination of starting off strong and excited to it quickly dwindling down to a meh. I know that most of that is simply because I am not seeing the engagement I thought I would. The low engagement has caused me to question pretty much everything, including who is reading this? is this resonating with anyone? is there a following? what will come of this challenge? all the way to what am I doing in NYC, God?
Today was probably the worst day for these questions because the enemy found an opportunity and capitalized on my vulnerability.
However, after talking with a friend tonight, in truth, I’m being silly in thinking that my first week was going to be a viral moment. Sure it could happen, but let’s be real, that wouldn’t be sustainable. Also, I don’t know if anyone is getting value from my writings/postings. I don’t know if I will get a following or even a client or two to make this into an active business. I don’t know why I’ve had this random dream of living and working in NYC, or why some odd years later, I find myself typing away looking out my south facing window onto the city skyline.
I’m not in control of this story. I am a work in progress. I’m a chunk of malleable clay, not yet ready for the kiln. God is continuously working on me, even when I don’t see the impressions He leaves behind on me.
Beautiful imagery to hold onto as I enter into week 2 of the 100-Day Challenge and to just let the week unfold as it may, focusing on the challenge but not the outcome.
“…we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand.” Isaiah 64:8
