Half term’s over and the kids are back to school. It always astounds me how much energy and bounce my little one (5) has by the end of the holidays and how ready she is to get back to school. It makes me realise that, although she copes very well with the school day, how tired she actually is by the time she gets home (and by the end of term).
It’s easy to forget just how tiring learning something new can be. I’m developing some new e-products and coaching online to shift the emphasis of the business away from just selling my 1-1 time, so I decided I’d better learn a little more about internet marketing etc. My techie knowledge is not great, but I’ve always thought of myself as a quick learner so set about learning all I can. Well, now my head hurts and I feel in a bit of a ‘fug’ as my brain tries to assimilate and make sense of all that I’ve been taking in!
Time to have a break and take a different approach. I realise I’d been wanting ‘instant’ results, but mastery takes time and practice. Better to learn a little and often rather than to cram it in – and I need to be kind to myself in the process too; it’s easy to succumb to that inner critical voice (“you’re so slow, you’ll never get this, this is too hard, leave it to someone else….”). But I know I’ll get there – it just has to be one step at a time!
