Editing The Pen Addict 186/transcript (section)

== Atlanta Pen Show ==


'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. So the show actual dates are 15th through 17th. That would be for people who are coming in on the 14th, the evening of.

'''Myke Hurley:''' And it's looking very likely with our calendar with one slight addition. That the episode of the pen addict recorded at Atlanta will be episode 200.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. So that's pretty cool if we can kind of keep that scheduling going. That will be pretty neat. Pretty neat. So that was one day. That was one day last week. Then I went back to knock this past Monday. And I'm going to start going to knock every Monday as much as I can control. Will be one of my knock days for sure because we get a lot of orders in the weekend. So I can get in there and start shipping. So no one else has to manufacture. Has anyone that's manufacturing doesn't have to do shipping. That's things I can take off of everyone else's plate. And just work on that kind of stuff. So the pen addict stuff. I'm working on all kinds of back end stuff. That I'm going to launch some new things in January. So I've been trying to put all that together. That's like fitting together like a huge puzzle.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' So I'm working on that. That's mostly set for kind of a launch in January. First week of January. There'll be some new things going on at the pen addict. What I have found so far that I'm missing is actual time to write for the pen addict. And plan posts and things like that. Like I'm forgetting. Not forgetting. I'm running out of time to complete those tasks. Because I'm too busy doing other things. It's weird that now that I have all the time. I have no time. Like it just vanishes. Right. That's been a hard thing to grasp so far. But I'm also trying to put it in my head. These aren't the normal two weeks of what my normal days will be like. Because the kids have been out of school. You know. Tyler was sick for three days. There's all kinds of things going on with the holidays. You know. I'm running back and forth to knock. And we're still kind of doing planning stuff. Instead of like this. You know. This direct work stuff. So getting all this stuff going. Has kind of spun my time out of control. And I don't have a good schedule. Weekly schedule if you will. To get things done. That's not. That's kind of not going as I've planned. So far. Like I feel.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' A little bit crazy. Because. On one hand I don't feel like I'm doing near enough. And on the second hand. I can't find the time. To get those things done. But I know the answers are there. Like. It's a problem that. It's a solvable problem.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' And. You know. I'm working on that. Like. I need to have like a calendar. Just for like my Monday through Friday. A general layout. Like. Monday's always going to be at knock. Friday's always going to be pen addict stuff. Just because. I need to get ready for like. Post on Monday. I'm going to be doing some stuff for the weekend. Going forward.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' And then. There'll be another day of the week. I'll be at knock. Probably Thursday. So. You know. I have to. Schedule in the pen addict podcast planning time. On Tuesday. Before we record on Wednesday. That kind of stuff. So I'm still working through. What my calendar is going to look like. Throughout the. Monday through Friday. And. One thing I've hoped. Is that I could get more things done at night. And that's not working for me so far. So. You know. It's just a matter of figuring out my schedule. Basically right now. I. I'm just dumping tasks. Into OmniFocus. Yep. Without due dates. So I have a huge list of tasks. And then I'm going in in the morning. Saying. Okay. This is what needs to be done today. And I'm putting those in my Hobonichi. So like my day planner.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Is. Interesting stuff. My Hobonichi. So okay. Today. You know. I need to do these X things.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' And. And then I can remove them from OmniFocus. When they're done. So I'm trying to figure out how. What's going to work best for me. And it's a little bit weird right now. Because. This is not a normal.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Time. For me to be. Figuring these things out. Just because my days are not standard. Like until we get into January. Then my days and weeks will be. Somewhat standard. You know. You can't. Nothing. Is ever going to be standard. Right. But. You got to kind of have a framework. Or else you'll really get lost. And really lose your mind. So I don't have that framework built. To where I want it yet. I still feel a little bit lost. Scheduling wise. Work wise. Getting things done wise. Especially on the pen addict side of things.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Just. And from the blogging side of things. Not all. Like all the back end stuff. That I want to do. That's going on. Great. Like everything I'm working on. It's going on. Great. But like the. Creative part of the pen addict stuff. The writing. The photographing. Getting the other writers post up. Things like that. That's getting lost in the shuffle for me. Just because I don't have a really. Really great. Plan. Right now.

'''Myke Hurley:''' So like from my experience. Of doing this. And also from over the last. Maybe 12 months or so. Being a part of many other people. The lives of many other people. That have done this type of thing.

'''Myke Hurley:''' My. My kind of advice. To you is. Allow yourself to over commit. Right now. Because you're going to. You're going to say yes. To more things. You're going to start doing more things. More than you should be doing. Allow that to happen. For a little while. But just always keep. In the back of your mind. That you will. At some point. Have to reassess. Like. So it's taken me. Over a year. But. I've started to scale. Some things. Back for 2016. Just change the way. I'm doing certain things. Because now. I know what I have to do. What I need to do. And what I should do. And you've just got to allow. Stuff to happen. To find yourself. Get to a point. Where you realize it's too much. And then allow yourself. To change it. And that's kind of. What I've seen. With basically everyone. That I know. That's done this as well. It's like. Don't be scared. And don't be concerned. That you're going to over commit. Because you just will. And it also means. You'll never have any time.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Right. Right. So I'm definitely good. With the over committing part. The mistake I've made. Multiple times so far. And I can't stop myself. From making. But it's a very simple fix. Is I've started my day. Without a plan. And. So. If I start doing things. And I haven't like laid out. Like the tasks I need to do. I start getting a little bit crazy. Okay. Like I'll just start working. Like I'll wake up. Get some coffee. You know. Chill out for a minute. And then I'll start doing things. And. That always leads. Into doing other things. And I haven't. Like. Committed to the task. I really need to do today. You know. I'm working. I'm doing the things. That. I'm doing things that need to happen. But I start getting lost. Of what really needs to happen. So then all of a sudden. Two hours later. I'm like crap. Well. I should have been doing this. Instead of that. And I found myself doing that. Several times so far. So. I need to plan out the night before. What needs to happen the next day. So when I'm ready to start working. The following day. I kind of have a better idea. And don't get myself. In a bad place. As far as time commitments. Yeah. So that's been my biggest flaw. So far. In trying to figure this out. But.

'''Myke Hurley:''' But it's been like. Six days.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. Yeah. So I wouldn't worry about it too much. I definitely have some huge. Up and down swings. Like mentally. Like. Overwhelmed.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Mm-hmm.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I go from overwhelmed. To I'm not doing enough. I haven't had that middle. I haven't hit that middle ground yet.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Again. You will. You'll eventually work out. What that. That is. And I've kind of worked that out now. And I'm able to. Not be working. And not feel guilty about it. Yep. Yeah. Because you know. That's one of the big things. Is eventually. Like. You're just going to feel guilty. Every time you're not doing any work. Mm-hmm. But you. You end up getting to a point. Where you. You're okay with that as well.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yep. Yep. So one last thing. And then we'll get on to. To some pin stuff. Thank you to everybody. Who reached out. After last week's episode. The feedbacks. And the. The congratulations. And all the comments. And talks. And emails. And tweets. I can't thank all of y'all. Enough for. You know. Joining me. In this adventure. And all your kind words. Mean a lot. And knowing that I have this support system out there. Is pretty amazing. So I. I certainly. Appreciate. I know I couldn't reply to everybody. Who. Who said. Who said all these kind. Kind words. And I really. Really. Really. Really. Really. Appreciate it. So. You guys are awesome. And. Thank you. Thank you very much. And thank you Myke.

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