Hmm, being one of the first up the mountain sounds like a challenge I’ll gladly accept! 😉

I’m figuring out ways to make things happen even though life never gives me a “perfect” work situation. Today I’m doing the first pass of viewing a few modules to get your outline in my head so my other-than-conscious mind can be working on filling in the blanks.

I looked back at my “notes” from the first few modules and realized there wasn’t much of *me* in there yet. The next “work product” I’m focusing on is getting the foundational clarity out of my head and down on (digital) paper.

My biggest struggle is following instructions (that’s what happens when you “know too much” — I often try to “improve” processes rather than running them!) with the penultimate struggle of prioritizing my ecourse development when a bazillion other areas are vying for my attention. So, current process goal is simple and steady progress, focusing on filling in the blanks, and knocking out a first revision to be improved later (if and as needed).

I appreciate you guys, @bradleytmorris and @andyfreist!

Creator’s Log:

Slowly but surely filling in the blanks on the journal entries.
“Finished” Mapora Meadows and am starting Arkitekt Forest.

Have been processing through the whole daily ritual thing and am slowly developing a vision of what that looks like for me. I did rediscover that a morning ritual is not what I’m ready for and that I need to get my evening ritual/s in place before I can count on anything being different in the morning.

The school year is almost over, so I’m predicting a huge feeling of relief once we’ve given out all the hand shakes and hugs at graduation on June 12. Of course, that just gives me more time to focus on the July course I’m doing for middle schoolers. (We’re building persistence of vision wands to write messages in the air with blinky lights! 🙂

So, with the clear realization that no time will ever be “perfect” (and hasn’t been in the last decade of building and delivering pieces of courses), I’m back to plugging along and doing what I can on a regular basis.

Liking many of the new changes here on the mountain. Feels like I’m artificially limited on earning bajillions since I “finished” all the available modules already. I wonder if @andyfreist could reset the checkpoints from Arkitect Forest forward so I can go through them again and earn the bajillions when I check each step off as *completed* rather than just viewed and injested…

Oh, and I have the awesomest, most super buddy EVAR! (Right, Lisa?! 😉 She has been supportive and keeping me accountable at just the level requested. I think I’ve been helpful back, even!

Thanks for facilitating it all, gents!

@andyfreist, you get the joy of knowing you’re keeping your fellow adventurer moving with those awesome quotes (that remind me to reread the War of Art — when it isn’t an excuse not to create) and the tiny little nudge that is the bajillion!

I’m pondering ways to find that balance in my own courses between just consuming the materials and actually applying them. I know there are folks who respond well to the consistent “two more weeks until the next module” versus the “do these things to unlock the next module at your own pace” style. The balancing act is in figuring out how much or how little I’m comfortable allowing to be done before they take the next step while respecting my tribe’s time.

Now I’m wondering if I use my own desire to “get the big picture” as an excuse not to do the exercises until I’ve watched everything (and sometimes not then). There is also the balance of having enough trust to believe that doing the exercises is worth it.

You guys are entertaining and have a great vision of what we can do to transform an industry and you’ve connected me with cool people. That alone is worth the price of admission. The question I didn’t realize I had until it resolved itself was whether what you’ve put together is also worth the time and energy that needs to be invested to do it “right”.

Obviously, I’ve decided it is totally worth investing my time and energy (that is hard fought from the rest of life!), and now I’m wondering how to find those balances in my own delivery that allow people to “play along” at whatever level of commitment they are ready for at a given time. How do I build that trust and keep them involved even if they aren’t ready to do *everything*. I’m watching some of the changes you guys are making with that in mind now and seeing more and more ways to make that happen. (I’ll even share some of what I’m seeing — as I carve out time for that too!)

Slow week on my GEA work.

There is something seductive about thinking “just two more weeks until graduation, then most of the students will go away and I can concentrate!” (I know it is The Resistance talking since there is always a “better” time to work on things coming soon…)

I do have some milestones to post, so that’s progress (and nearly my 2,000 bajillion from the challenge as well!). Plenty of refining and details to sort out as I go.

The part that is tying up lots of “brain cycles” is getting the story aspect woven through the whole sequence. Will let that percolate a bit longer while I add more detail to the lesson plans.