Purpose: To share and encourage. Writers can express doubts and concerns without fear of appearing foolish or weak. Those who have been through the fire can offer assistance and guidance. It’s a safe haven for insecure writers of all kinds!
It’s time for another meeting of the Insecure Writers Support Group – IWSG started by the amazing Ninja Captain Alex J. Cavanaugh. Alex stood out and caught my attention during the A to Z Blogging Challenge this year. Checking out his IWSG Website, I’ve found writers who are excellent in their craft and don’t mind sharing their weaknesses and strengths to encourage each other. I can honestly say this site is a safe haven for any writer whether secure or insecure with writing.
The awesome co-hosts for the September 2 posting of the IWSG are Julie Flanders, Murees Dupé, Dolorah at Book Lover, Christine Rains, and Heather Gardner!
Finding the Right Mix
Returning to writing after a vacation break causes great anxiety for some of us. We come back refreshed and raring to go, but we ask ourselves, where do we start?
The desk is piled with work we didn't complete before our break, our email postbox is overflowing with an unbelievable number of emails, and our mobile rings because we have turned off the do not disturb sign. Looking at our text messages, the panic starts rising, and as the day sets in motion, minor spasms of anxiety trouble us as our anger build with each email, each text message, each phone call.
There are no pat, instant, easy answers and no universal one-size-fits-all to learning how to cope with success, anxiety, failure, procrastination, insecurity, inferiority complex or anything else we can name.
So, where do I start? I start with my 'first things first' list that I left open before I went on my break. This helps me to get back into my workflow, slowly. I turn on my ‘do not disturb’ on my mobile, quickly, and I force myself to not glance at my emails until the end of the second day. I’d rather apologize to the senders of emails for being late responding than suffer anxiety attacks throughout my first day back at work. Anxiety attacks don't help me at all.
How do you handle getting back into the flow of things after a break?
Shalom,
Pat Garcia
*First Things First is a trademark of Stephen R. Covey and Associates
Click the highlighted IWSG if you would like to be a part of this phenomenal group. You won’t regret it.
Our purpose: To share and encourage. Writers can express doubts and concerns without fear of appearing foolish or weak.
Let’s rock the neurotic writing world!
Our Twitter hashtag is #IWSG
This is a Blog Hop!
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