Well as you can see this is a late submission- this is where the class started winding down and for some reason I thought the journal entries were finished. Looking back at my calendar, the week of April 13th was a complete disaster. There are many excuses why I did not stay organized this week (buying a house, lots of schoolwork, etc.) but the bottom line was that I was still able to watch my favorite TV shows and do all of the other non value added things in my life that I do when I don't want to get down to work. At the end of this week, every part of my room at my apartment was covered in papers, clothes etc.
It has been valuable for me to recognize when I fail in my goals and to diagnose what the root of the problem is. This can help me stay focused on how not to fall into the same old traps which have derailed my progress in the past. This week I learned that if I don't make keeping organized every day a priority, I am more likely to blow it off the next day and the day after as a mess builds up. Once the mess gets to a "project" level that wil take several hours to complete, I usually abandon my goal until I can't find something or my girlfriend comes to town or some other such catalyst that will get me moving. Luckily for me, I have a coach that was firm and consistant at the end of the week that got me back on track.
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